Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2004-07-28 Jul 28, 2004Duties are not performed for duty's sake, but because their neglect would make the man uncomfortable. A man performs but one duty -- the duty of contenting his spirit, the duty of making himself agreeable to himself.~ Mark TwainWe all know our duty better than we discharge it.~ John RandolphParties who want milk should not seat themselves on a stool in the middle of a field in hope that the cow will back up to them.~ Elbert Hubbard Jul 27, 2004I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end.~ Albert SchweitzerI 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 KellerThere is nothing in the universe that I fear, but that I shall not know all my duty, or shall fail to do it.~ Mary Lyon Jul 26, 2004The highest destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.~ Albert EinsteinNo more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.~ Edwin Hubbel ChapinWhen we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone.~ George O'Neil Jul 23, 2004Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.~ Mahatma Mohandas K. GandhiActivate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.~ Thomas KempisThe measure of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out.~ Thomas Babington Macaulay Jul 22, 2004From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.~ Carl SchurzGive to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.~ Robert G. IngersollI am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.~ Robert G. Ingersoll Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print