Quotes About Responsibility

The President said: "General Grant, the nation's appreciation of what you have done, and its reliance upon you for what remains to be done in the existing great struggle, are now presented, with this commission constituting you lieutenant-general in the Army of the United States. With this high honor, devolves upon you, also, a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein trusts you, so

I am not aware of ever having used a profane expletive in my life; but I would have the charity to excuse those who may have done so, if they were in charge of a train of Mexican pack mules at the time.

In any case, the example set by the Confederates in burning the village of Chambersburg, Pa., a town which was not garrisoned, would seem to make a defence of the act of firing the seat of government of the State most responsible for the conflict then raging, not imperative.

Sólo el bibliotecario, además de saber, está autorizado a moverse por el laberinto de los libros, sólo él sabe dónde encontrarlos y dónde guardarlos, sólo él es responsable de su conservación...

An old saying had it that war is too serious to be left to the military. These days it needs bringing up to date: the world has become too complex to be left to those who used to run it.

If a shepherd errs, he must be isolated from other shepherds, but woe unto us if the sheep begin to distrust shepherds.

As Clark Kent I take care of misunderstood young geniuses; as Superman I punish justly misunderstood old geniuses. I

Ca s? slujeÅŸti cu competen?? legea se cere s-o fi înc?lcat.

Si un pastor falla, hay que separarlo de los otros pastores, pero, ¡ay si las ovejas empezaran a desconfiar de los pastores!

Zawsze tak jest - je?li ci sie nie powiedzie, szukasz kogo?, aby oskar?aj?c go, usprawiedliwi? w?asne niedo??stwo.

La dimensión ética empieza cuando entra en escena el otro. Toda ley, moral o jurídica, regula siempre relaciones interpersonales, incluidas las relaciones con ese Otro que la ley la impone.

El sabio debe velar de alguna manera los secretos que descubre, para evitar que otros hagan mal uso de ellos.

Gençler art?k hiçbir ÅŸey öÄŸrenmek istemiyorlar, bilim geriliyor, tüm dünya tepetaklak olmuÅŸ, körler körleri yönetiyor ve onlar? uçuruma sürüklüyorlar, kuÅŸlar, daha uçmay? öÄŸrenmeden yuvadan ayr?l?yor, eÅŸekler çal?yor, öküzler oynuyor.

No one believes their misfortunes are attributable to any shortcomings of their own; that is why they must find a culprit.

Si se difundiera la idea de que, al contaminar el mundo, no solo se perjudica a las ballenas sino también (perdonen el tecnicismo) a la polla, creo que asistiríamos a repentinas conversiones al ecologismo.

Se por acaso se espalhasse a ideia de que a poluição no mundo compromete não só as baleias mas também (desculpem o tecnicismo) os perus, acho que teríamos súbitas conversões ao ecologismo.

Juan XXIII y Benigno Zaccagnini hacían simplemente lo que se esperaba de ellos, y no hay razón para que hubiera que felicitarlos por eso.

Öyleyse neden öÄŸrenmek istiyorsunuz? Çünkü bilim, yaln?zca insan?n yapmas? gerekeni ya da yapabileceÄŸini bilmesinden ibaret deÄŸildir; yapabileceÄŸini, ama belki de yapmamas? gerekenin bilinmesini de içerir.

Poichè nessuno pensa che le sue sventure possano essere attribuite a una sua pochezza, ecco che dovrà individuare un colpevole.

Elie Wiesel used to say that those who believed that all things are permitted were not those who believed that God was dead, but those who thought they were God (a shortcoming common to dictators great and small).

So the cellarer was right: the simple folk always pay for all, even for those who speak in their favor, even for those like Ubertino and Michael, who with their words of penance have driven the simple to rebel!

Åžeytanla yap?lan anlaÅŸmalar?n güzel yan?, insan?n onlar? kiminle iÅŸ yapt???n? bile bile imzalamas?d?r. Yoksa Cehennem'le öldürülmenin nedeni nedir?

No one ever obliges us to know, Adso. We must, that is all, even if we comprehend imperfectly.

And 'poor' does not so much mean owning a palace or not; it means, rather, keeping or renouncing the right to legislate on earthly matters.