Quotes About Responsibility

Oublier que la terre est la seule garantie de notre vie et de notre survie condamne tous nos efforts et toutes nos prouesses technologiques à n'avoir aucun lendemain.

Il nous faudra répondre à notre véritable vocation, qui n'est pas de produire et de consommer jusqu'à la fin de nos vies, mais d'aimer, d'admirer et de prendre soin de la vie sous toutes ses formes.

Il faudra répondre à notre véritable vocation qui n'est pas de produire et consommer jusqu'à la fin de nos vies mais d'aimer, d'admirer et de prendre soin de la vie sous toutes ses formes.

What earth will we leave to our children, and what children will we leave to our earth.

Quelle planète laisserons-nous à nos enfants, et quels enfants laisserons-nous à la planète. What earth will we leave to our children, and what children will we leave to earth.

At first I was exhilarated by my freedom from the responsibility of the kingship. This lasted about seven minutes. I was also depressed by my freedom from marriage, for I had become accustomed to the attentions of a woman. This lasted about nine minutes. Then I was bored.

I think that man was half-right. He is better off out of the game - but the game may not be better off without him. A man should not exist for himself alone. Life made an investment in him, and that investment was not paid off.

At any rate, they got the lead out—but paid a hideous price.

Not any more. Not according to Glory Goblin or Brontes the Cyclops. Imbri merely confirms that Hugo has perfected his talent, and is now a good deal smarter and handsomer than before. A woman has to be responsible.

And the worst of it was, Irene could not claim with any certainty that this savage retribution was wrong. She had always thought other people would and should suffer for their callousness, but had never realized that she was as guilty as they and deserved similar treatment.

Call it what you will. One of you will stay—or all will stay. The tax will be paid." And the rocs dropped lower yet. "Poll your number to determine the one.

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act

The man deserved his fate, deny it who can; yes, but the fate did not deserve the man.

not exact, but: the two most important questions are; who will teach the children? what they teach them?

He who refuses to rule is liable to be ruled by one who is worse than himself.

It is only just that anything that grows up on its own should feel it has nothing to repay for an upbringing which it owes no one.

because it is correct to make a priority of young people, taking care that they turn out as well as possible...

We've heard many people say and have often said ourselves that justice is doing one's own work and not meddling with what isn't one's own ... Then, it turns out that this doing one's own work-provided that it comes to be in a certain way-is justice.

Socrates: I'm afraid that it might actually be sacrilegious to stand idly by while morality is being denigrated and not try to assist as long as one has breath in one's body and a voice to protest with.

those who govern ought not to be lovers of the task? For, if they are, there will be rival lovers, and they will fight.

if you think that a man who is any good at all should take into account the risk of life or death; he should look to this only in his action, whether what he does is right or wrong, whether he is acting life a good or a bad man.