#duty

I go farther, and say, that it is plainly our duty to desire pastors and teachers to take the care of such congregations, and that God did raise up such in the church as we see it in the word. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

#church #desire #did #duty #farther

Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful. ↗

— Charles Simmons

#attention #delightful #duty #easy #energy

Duty cannot exist without faith. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#duty #exist #faith #without

It is the duty of man to raise up man. ↗

— Jose Marti

#man #raise #up

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

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Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course. ↗

— George Eliot

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So long as there is death there will be sorrow, and so long as there is sorrow it can be no part of the duty of human beings to increase its amount, in spite of the fact that a few rare spirits know how to transmute it. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#ethics #morality #progress #society #sorrow

I engaged upon those activities because I believed that, in the dangerous circumstances which have been created in South Africa, it was my duty to do so. ↗

— Bram Fischer

#africa #because #been #believed #circumstances

It is our duty and our privilege to keep America moving forward. ↗

— Bill Frist

#duty #forward #keep #moving #moving forward

September 11 impressed upon us that life is a precious gift. Every life has a purpose. And I think we all have a duty to devote at least a small portion of our daily lives to ensuring that neither America nor the world ever forgets September 11. ↗

— Bill Frist

#daily #daily lives #devote #duty #ensuring