“Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.” MenGodHandsSuccessDutyAchievementInfiniteRewardsStriveProductivityBeing The BestThank You GodStriving To Be The Best Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“One was kind, out of a bounty that could hardly be exhausted, to old governesses and gardeners, who could be relied upon to give thanks with proper abjection; one performed public duties, for which one was paid in full by deference; one was chaste, refusing to run away from one's husband with other men who for the most part did not ask one to do so, and who in any case had nothing better to offer than one's own home. Knowing no difficulties one was without fortitude; knowing no criteria but one's own achievements one was without taste.” MenGivingKindHomeRunningAsksCasesKnowingDutyTasteOffersHusbandAchievementDifficultyPaidThanksRunning AwayExhaustedFortitudeCriteriaGardenerChasteBountyDeferenceAbjectionPaid In Full Book:The Thinking Reed Source: The Thinking Reed
“Never let success hide its emptiness from you, achievement its nothingness, toil its desolation. And so...keep alive the incentive to push on further, that pain in the soul which drives us beyond ourselves...Do not look back. And do not dream about the future, either. It will neither give you back the past, nor satisfy your other daydreams. Your duty, your reward - your destiny - are here and now.” GivingLooksSoulDreamPainPastDestinyAliveDutyAchievementRewardsEmptinessNothingnessToilIncentivesOur DestinyYour DestinyHere And NowDaydreamingDesolation Author:Dag Hammarskjold
“To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It is an achievement for a man to do his duty on earth irrespective of the consequences.” MenBelieveEarthSufferingDutyAchievementConsequencePrisonPreparedConvictionWorthwhileBe Prepared Book:Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom Source: Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom
“I never knew a man more free from conceit, or one to whom it was a greater extent a pleasure, as well as a recognized duty, to listen patiently to what might be said to him upon any subject under consideration....Neither, I need scarcely say, was he in the habit of talking, much less boasting, of his own achievements.” MenNeedsWellsSaidMightPleasureTalkingGreaterSubjectsDutyHabitAchievementConsiderationBoastConceitTalking Much Author:Martin Van Buren
“Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.” WayCommunityClearSocietyDutyAchievementConscienceOvercomingConstantLoyaltyDevotionUsefulnessDiscouragementClear Conscience Author:Grover Cleveland
“A year ago Guyana became politically free and independent. She assumed the untrammeled right to make her own decisions on what ought to be done or ought not to be done within her border. Since then, hers has also been the right to decide what course she would take and to state her views and opinions positively in the fora of the world. As we celebrate the first anniversary of freedom, it is our duty to take account of what we have achieved or what we have failed to do, to note where we have done well and what we ought to have done better.” WorldYearsFirstsWellsStatesDonePoliticalCoursesNationsFreedomDecisionViewsOpinionDutyFailureOughtSpeechAchievementYears AgoAccountsIndependentIndependenceNotesCelebrateBordersSovereignSovereigntyPositivelyFirst Anniversary Author:Forbes Burnham
“The two highest achievements of the human mind are the twin concepts of "loyalty" and "duty". Whenever these twin concepts fall into disrepute, get out of there fast! You may possibly save yourself, but it is too late to save that society. It is doomed.” MindHumansMayTwoFallPoliticsDutyAchievementLateHighestConceptsLoyaltyToo LateHuman MindTwinsDoomedSave Yourself Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“One who was born in the house of a warrior, regardless of his rank or class, first acquaints himself with a man of military feats and achievements in loyalty....Everyone knows that if a man doesn't hold filial piety toward his own parents he would also neglect his duties toward his lord. Such a neglect means a disloyalty toward humanity. Therefore such a man doesn't deserve to be called 'samurai'.” IfsKnowsMenFirstsMeanHumanityHouseParentBornLordClassMilitaryDutyDisciplineAchievementDeserveLoyaltyWarriorNeglectSelf DisciplinePietyFeatsSamuraiDisloyaltyFilialFilial Piety Author:Takeda Shingen
“The prosperity and advancement of a nation depend upon its intelligentsia, and Muslim India is looking forward to her young generation and education classes to give a bold lead for our guidance and a brilliant record of histrorical achievements and traditions.” IfsGivingPastYoungNationsResponsibilityClassRecordsGenerationsDutyDependsAchievementTraditionIndiaIslamProsperityWorthyBrilliantGuidanceGloriousJustifyRealisingLooking ForwardAdvancementYoung GenerationQuaidQuaid Azam Author:Muhammad Ali Jinnah