Quotes about Duty
Folks don't go to wars for fun. A man don't leave his maw crying just for fun.
— William Faulkner
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
— William Goldman
The turbulent billows of the fretful surface leave the deep parts of the ocean undisturbed; and to him who has a hold on vaster and more permanent realities, the hourly vicissitudes of his personal destiny seem relatively insignificant things. The really religious person is accordingly unshakable and full of equanimity, and calmly ready for any duty that the day may bring forth
— William James
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
— Helen Keller
The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.
— Henry David Thoreau
He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.
— Bruce Lee
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
— James Allen
Our task is to carry the Lord's peace into every situation, into every duty.
— Janette Oke
I am loaded down to the guards with educational, benevolent, and other miscellaneous public work, I must not attempt to do more. I cannot without neglecting imperative duties.
— Rutherford B. Hayes
The secret to missionary work is work. Work, work, work!
— Ezra Taft Benson
... any citizen should be willing to give all that he has to give his country in work or sacrifice in times of crisis.
— Eleanor Roosevelt