Quotes about Duty
Just as it is the duty of all men to obey just laws, so it is the duty of all men to disobey unjust laws.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The greater number of men are merely corporals.
- Henry David Thoreau
Though a man declares himself an atheist, it in no way alters his obligations.
- Henry Ward Beecher
What is here a right towards men, is a duty towards the Creator.
- James Madison
Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.
- Alain de Botton
What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.
- Kamala Harris
I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.
- Pope John Paul II
Getting distracted by trifles is the easiest thing in the world… Focus on your main duty.
- Epictetus
Our society is obsessed with personal rights, but it will survive only if we adopt personal obligations.
- Dennis Prager
The first duty of the gospel preacher is to declare God's law and to show the nature of sin.
- Martin Luther
Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.
- Pope John Paul II
Christian obedience, by its very nature, has a heroic character.
- Hans Urs von Balthasar