Quotes About Obligation

Cultures of gratitude must also be cultures of reciprocity. Each person, human or no, is bound to every other in a reciprocal relationship. Just as all beings have a duty to me, I have a duty to them.

on your hands. First prong. To reopen

My knowledge of parental duties was slight—something to do with graham crackers and proper underclothing. But those duties certainly did not include dashing off to a country of furious Illyrians and, probably, bad drinking water.

The Willoughby parents frequently forgot that they had children and became quite irritable when they were reminded of it.

Elena's eye lit with a skewed enthusiasm. "Dear God, Miles. Metzov—Oser—Ungari—all in a row—you sure are hard on your commanding officers. What are you going to do when the time comes to let them all out?" Miles shook his head mutely. "I don't know.

have stuck to your original contract. Or your second plan.

Mark, no se paga a los padres. No se puede. La deuda que les debes la asumen tus hijos, que la pasan a su vez. Es una especie de cadena. Y si no tienes hijos, queda como deuda a la humanidad. O a tu Dios, si posees o eres poseído por uno

Same jobs over and over, all have to be done again tomorrow or something dies?  Despite the weather or the hurting, or, or whatever.  Yeah, I guess there are some parallels."  While he was weighing this, his mouth kept moving without him.  "Or maybe it's just called being a grownup.

though ORICO went as a royal duty and as a result contracted a head cold. He turned this

Wherever we have the essential elements of a covenant, namely, contracting parties, a promise or promises, and a condition, there we have a covenant

It is my privilege. It is so written.

In Bowdrie's limited vocabulary, to be responsible was the most important word.

He who hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprise.

A dead man they could leave, but a wounded man they must care for.

No man can save his brother's soul, or pay his brother's debt.

marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties.

It is necessary to do right; it is not necessary to be happy.

Stay where you are, Jo. I'm errand boy for this establishment.

The services that the government provides to Indians might be likened to rent. The rent for use of the entire country of the United States.

One possible reason for this contrition was that Frank was chronically in debt to his brother.

Great wealth is a great burden, a great responsibility.

with the large interests of others on my shoulders, it cannot be done

Rockefeller was convinced that he had a God-given talent for making money, was obligated to develop it, and was liberally rewarded by God—all compatible with Baptist doctrine.

Señora 4: ¿Se trata de agradar siempre a los hombres? Lupita: No hay otra alternativa, si pensamos que nuestra misión en el mundo es perpetuar la especie.