Quotes: Duty

For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study.

Duty – that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.

Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you’re prejudiced against all races.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God’s providence to lead him aright.

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.

I think it’s a short story writer’s duty, as well as writing well about emotions and characters, to write story.

I now add, farther, that the apostle’s argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people to obey, and submit to, such rulers as act in contradiction to the public good, and so to the design of their office, that it proves the direct contrary.

The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society – more briefly, to find your real job, and do it.

When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.