“If any country were indeed filled with men, each thus diligently discharging the duties of his own station without breaking in upon the rights of others, but on the contrary endeavoring, so far as he might be able, to forward their views and promote their happiness, all would be active and harmonious in the goodly frame of human society.” IfsMenHumansCountryMightWould BeAbleViewsRightsDutyFilledActiveContraryStationsDiligenceHarmoniousHuman Society Book:A Practical View of Preferred Christians Source: A Practical View of Preferred Christians
“Seeing clearly within himself and always able to dodge around the ends of any position, including his own, Shaw assumed from the start the dual role of prophet and gadfly. To his contemporaries it appeared frivolous and contradictory to perform as both superman and socialist, sceptic and believer, legalist and heretic, high-brow and mob-orator. But feeling the duty to teach as well as to mirror mankind, Shaw did not accept himself as a contradictory being.” WellsEndsFeelingsAbleAcceptingRolesTeachSeeingMankindPositionDutyMirrorsIncludingBelieverProphetSocialistContradictoryBrowsHereticFrivolousOratorsDodgeScepticGadflies Author:Jacques Barzun
“To be born with a unique instinct, will demand 'unique duties'. If you didn't think about being an artist before 7 years of age you probably don't have it and you will be able to paint what you want to paint.” IfsThinkingWantYearsAgeAbleArtistBornDutyDemandUniqueInstinctPaintWhat You WantBeing An Artist Author:David Luiz
“The revolution must end and the republic must begin. In our constitution, right must take the place of duty, welfare that of virtue, and self-defense that of punishment. Everyone must be able to prevail and to live according to one's own nature.” EndsSelfAbleVirtueDutyRevolutionConstitutionDefensePunishmentWelfareRepublicSelf Defense Author:Georg Buchner
“It is the the duty of a Webmaster to allocate URIs which you will be able to stand by in 2 years, in 20 years, in 200 years.” YearsAbleDuty Author:Tim Berners-Lee
“It is the duty of a man of honor to teach others the good which he has not been able to do himself because of the malignity of the times, that this good finally can be done by another more loved in heaven.” MenDoneAbleHeavenTeachDutyHonor Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“Nobody is so constituted as to be able to live everywhere and anywhere; and he who has great duties to perform, which lay claim toall his strength, has, in this respect, a very limited choice. The influence of climate upon the bodily functionsextends so far, that a blunder in the choice of locality and climate is able not only to alienate a man from his actual duty, but also to withhold it from him altogether, so that he never even comes face to face with it.” MenAbleFacesChoicesInfluenceDutyClaimsLaysClimateFace To FaceBlundersLocality Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“Such humble talents as God had given me I will endeavour to put to their greatest use; if I am able to amuse, I will try to benefit too; and when I fell it my duty to speak unpalatable truth, with the help of God, I will speak it, through it be to the prejudice of my name and to the detriment of my reader's immediate pleasure as well as my own.” IfsTryingWellsHelpingUseAbleNamesSpeakGivenMy OwnPleasureTalentDutyReaderBenefitsPrejudiceHumbleEndeavour Author:Anne Bronte
“I feel this is very much our spiritual and political duty to be part of every peace table, it has often been the case that citizenry -- women and men -- can make progress when it is not possible for the officials to be able to meet at that moment in time.” MenFeelsMomentsAbleSpiritualPoliticalPeaceCasesProgressDutyMen And WomenTablesOfficialsThat MomentMoments In TimeCitizenry Author:Gloria Steinem
“It's always important to draw a line somewhere in a respectful way where you're still approachable, you're still there for the people and meeting them halfway, but you're not neglecting your own duties and your own time to rejuvenate to be able to do it again.” PeopleWayStillsImportantAbleLinesDutyDrawsMeetingsNeglectHalfwayRespectful Author:Chuck Ragan
“I think the leadership of a company should encourage the next generation not just to follow, but to overtake. The duty of leadership is to put forward ideas, symbols, metaphors of the way it should be done, so that the next generation can work out new and better ways of doing the job. The complaint Gordon and I have is that we are not being overtaken by our staff. We would like to be able to say, "We can't keep up with you guys", but, it is not happening.” ThinkingWayShouldIdeasDoneAbleJobsGuyNextCompanyGenerationsDutyHappeningsMetaphorWork OutSymbolsStaffComplaintsNext GenerationBetter Ways Author:Anita Roddick
“The weakling and the coward cannot be saved by honesty alone; but without honesty the brave and able man is merely a civic wild beast who should be hunted down by every lover of righteousness. No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty by the community.” MenShouldAbleCommunityHonestyDutyLoversBraveCorruptionSavedBeastRighteousnessCowardCivicsHuntedWild Beasts Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“If my father could have sat up in bed and said goodbye, I'd have pressed the button. I wouldn't have been able to see for crying, but I would have considered that a duty.” IfsHas BeensSaidAbleFatherCryDutyBedSatGoodbyeButtons Author:Terry Pratchett
“Trying to be just a parliamentarian doing your duty and trying to keep family out and also the celebrity status out is rare and hopefully I have been able thus far to - been able to protect my wife and children.” TryingChildrenHas BeensAbleWifeDutyProtectMy WifeHopefullyCelebrity Status Author:Eric Abetz
“Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.” AbleJobsMoneyDutyBearsSticksInjusticeSpendingFinishedMaturity Author:Ann Landers
“The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.” FirstsAblePovertyMilitaryWillingDutyCitizensWeightConservativeSocialismWelfareRepublicCitizenshipGood CitizenRepublic DayGood Citizenship Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“Man is able, and has the duty, to reach the furthest point on the road he has chosen. Only by means of hope can we attain what is beyond hope.” MenMeanAbleDutyChosen Author:Nikos Kazantzakis
“Doubt--because doubt is not a sin, it is a sign of your intelligence. You are not responsible to any nation, to any church, to any God. You are responsible only for one thing, and that is self knowledge. And the miracle is, if you can fulfill this responsibility, you will be able to fulfill many other responsibilities without any effort. The moment you come to your own being, a revolution happens in your vision. Your whole outlook about life goes through a radical change. You start feeling new responsibilities--not as some thing to be done, not as a duty to be fulfilled, but as a joy to do.” IfsSelfDoneWholeMomentsFeelingsHappensAbleSpiritualJoyNationsChurchSinEffortResponsibilityVisionDoubtOne ThingDutyRevolutionMiracleResponsibleRadicalFulfilledSelf KnowledgeOutlookRadical Change Author:Rajneesh