Quotes about Duty

Freedom is not the permission to do what you like. It's the power to do what you ought.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

In respect to the danger of being killed by them, it is true that whoever does go must put his life in his hand, and not consult with flesh and blood; but do not the goodness of the cause, the duties incumbent on us as the creatures of God, and Christians, and the perishing state of our fellow men, loudly call upon us to venture all and use every warrantable exertion for their benefit?

Some attempts are still making, but they are inconsiderable in comparison of what might be done if the whole body of Christians entered heartily into the spirit of the divine command on this subject. Some think little about it, others are unacquainted with the state of the world, and others love their wealth better than the souls of their fellow-creatures.

No one is without Christianity, if we agree on what we mean by that word. It is every individual's individual code of behavior by means of which he makes himself a better human being than his nature wants to be, if he followed his nature only. Whatever its symbol -- cross or crescent or whatever -- that symbol is man's reminder of his duty inside the human race.

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.

There is nothing small in the service of God.

Remain at your post and do your duty - for the glory of God and His kingdom.

It is not your business to succeed, but to do right. When you have done so the rest lies with god.

All moral obligation resolves itself into the obligation of conformity to the will of God.

Resistance to tyranny is service to God.

How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.