“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
“When we have learned to offer up every duty connected with our situation in life as a sacrifice to God, a settled employment becomes just a settled habit of prayer.” PrayerSituationSacrificeDutyHabitOffersConnectedEmploymentSituations In LifeSacrifice To God Author:Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
“Let the free people of the world know that we could have bargained over and sold out our cause in return for a personal secure and stable life. We received many offers to this effect but we chose to be at the vanguard of the confrontation as a badge of duty and honour.” PeopleKnowsWorldCausesEffectsDutyReturnOffersSecureHonourStableConfrontationBadgesSold OutVanguardStable Life Author:Muammar al-Gaddafi
“I think the play offers (white Americans) a different way to look at black Americans For instance, in 'Fences' they see a garbageman, a person they don't really look at, although they see a garbageman every day. By looking at Troy's life, white people find out that the content of this black garbageman's life is affected by the same things- love, honor, beauty, betrayal, duty. Recognizing that these things are as much part of his life as theirs can affect how they think about and deal with black people in their lives.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksPersonsDifferentPlayLife IsBlackWhiteDealsDutyHonorOffersBetrayalInstanceDifferent WaysAffectedBlack PeopleFenceRecognizing Author:August Wilson
“I was perfectly certain that I had nothing to offer of an individual nature and that my only chance of doing my duty as the wife of a public official was to do exactly as the majority of women were doing.” CertainPoliticsIndividualChanceWifeDutyOffersMajorityOfficialsPublic Officials Book:Autobiography Source: Autobiography
“It is customary for the recipient of this award to offer personal or scholarly comment on the nature and the direction of literature. At this particular time, however, I think it would be well to consider the high duties and the responsibilities of the makers of literature.” ThinkingWellsWould BeLiteratureResponsibilityParticularDutyOffersAwardsMakersCommentScholarly Book:William Faulkner, Eugene O'Neill [and] John Steinbeck Source: William Faulkner, Eugene O'Neill [and] John Steinbeck