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Duty Quotes - Page 14

Gravity is on duty all of the time.

Laurence Gonzales (2017). “Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why”, p.151, W. W. Norton & Company

Without duty, life is soft and boneless.

Joseph Joubert (1867). “Some of the "Thoughts" of Joseph Joubert”, p.90

The second duty of the wife is constant obedience and subjection.

John Dod, Robert Cleaver (1622). “A Plaine and Familiar Exposition of the Ten Commandements: With a Methodicall Short Catechisme, Containing Briefly the Principall Grounds of Christian Religion”, p.217

The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies...

"The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon: The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII". Book by James Anthony Froude, 1891.

Love and hatred don't take turns; they exist side by side at the same time. And one's duty, one's obligation every day, is to choose to follow the nobler one.

"Jamaica Kincaid: Does Truth Have a Tone?". Interview with Lauren K. Alleyne, www.guernicamag.com. June 17, 2013.

Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.

George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.584, Bantam

A sahib has got to act like a sahib; he has got to appear resolute, to know his own mind and do definite things.

George Orwell (2009). “Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays”, p.34, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

A genius is always on duty; even his dreams are tax deductible.

Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.30, RosettaBooks

The one predominant duty is to find one's work and do it.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Jennifer S. Tuttle (2002). “The Crux: A Novel”, p.13, University of Delaware Press

In our community, we have a duty to strengthen the weakest among us to build a better society.

Bill Courtney (2014). “Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love”, p.45, Weinstein Publishing

Only he who is uncompromising as to his rights maintains the sense of duty.

Albert Camus (2012). “Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays”, p.105, Vintage

When duty calls, that is when character counts.

"'Lov'd I Not Honor More'" by William Safire, www.nytimes.com. May 23, 1986.