Best duty & progress Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. Learn to become wise. Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy. The real spiritual progress of the meditator is measured by the extent to which they achieve inner tranquility and freedom from desire.”

Giving Mind Real Spiritual Desire Wise Progress Achieve Duty Giving Up Temptation Deception Tranquility Rise Above Spiritual Progress

Author:Sivananda

“[In the case of] dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are duty bound, to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil.”

Said States Evil Party Cases Progress Dangerous Duty Exercise Bounds Granted Federal Government Compact Federalist Arresting

Book:The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution

Source: The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution

“Is it not our duty to find the symphonic formula which fits our time, one which progress, daring and modern victory demand? The century of airplanes has a right to its own music.”

Progress Modern Century Duty Victory Fit Demand Our Time Formulas Daring Airplane

Author:Claude Debussy

“It is for us to discharge the high duties that devolve on us, and carry our race onward. To be no better, no wiser, no greater than the past is to be little and foolish and bad; it is to misapply noble means, to sacrifice glorious opportunities for the performance of sublime deeds, to become cumberers of the ground.”

Mean Littles Past Opportunity Race Greater Progress Sacrifice Duty Performances Deeds Noble Foolish Glorious Wiser Sublime Discharge

Book:Selections from the writings and speeches of William Lloyd Garrison: With an appendix ...

Source: Selections from the writings and speeches of William Lloyd Garrison: With an appendix ...

“Honorable industry always travels the same road with enjoyment and duty, and progress is altogether impossible without it.”

Progress Impossible Duty Industry Enjoyment Honorable

Book:Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct

Source: Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct

“Nothing of that which is conducive to help man, collectively or individually, to live not "happily" but less unhappily in this world, ought to be indifferent to the Theosophist-Occultist. It is no concern of his whether his help benefits a man in his worldly or spiritual progress; his first duty is to be ever ready to help if he can, without stopping to philosophize.”

Ifs Men World Firsts Helping Spiritual Progress This World Ready Duty Ought Benefits Concern Indifferent Stopping Worldly Spiritual Progress

Author:H. P. Blavatsky

“A President must call on many persons--some to man the ramparts and to watch the far away, distant posts; others to lead us in science, medicine, education and social progress here at home.”

Men Persons Home Social President Leadership Education Watches Progress Duty Medicine Posts Far Away Social Progress

Author:Lyndon B. Johnson

“All social life, stability, progress, depend upon each man's confidence in his neighbor, a reliance upon him to do his duty.”

Men Social Progress Duty Depends Neighbor Stability Reliance Social Life

Book:Facts and Visions: Twenty-four Baccalaureate Sermons

Source: Facts and Visions: Twenty-four Baccalaureate Sermons

“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.”

Men Feels Moments Able Spiritual Political Peace Cases Progress Duty Men And Women Tables Officials That Moment Moments In Time Citizenry

Author:Gloria Steinem

“Go in all simplicity; do not be anxious to win a quiet mind, and it will be all the quieter. Do not examine so closely into the progress of your soul. Do not crave too much to be perfect, but let your spiritual life beformed by your duties, and by the actions which are called forth by circumstances.”

Mind Soul Action Spiritual Winning Perfect Too Much Progress Duty Circumstances Quiet Simplicity Your Soul Anxious Spiritual Life Crave

Author:Saint Francis de Sales

“Our rate of progress is such that an individual human being, of ordinary length of life, will be called on to face novel situations which find no parallel in his past. The fixed person, for the fixed duties, who, in older societies was such a godsend, in the future will be a public danger.”

Humans Persons Past Faces Individual Human Beings Situation Novel Progress Danger Duty Ordinary Rate Fixed Length Parallels Length Of Life

Book:Science and the Modern World

Source: Science and the Modern World

“The quest for peace is the statesman's most exacting duty... Practical progress to lasting peace is his fondest hope.”

Progress Duty Practicals Lasting Quests Statesmen

Book:The white house years: mandate for change 1953-1956

Source: The white house years: mandate for change 1953-1956

“Social progress takes effect through the replacement of all institutions by new ones; and since every institution involves the recognition of the duty of conforming to it, progress must involve the repudiation of an established duty at every step.”

Social Steps Progress Effects Duty Institutions Recognition Conform Every Step Replacements Social Progress

Book:George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion

Source: George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion

“Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.”

Inspirational Self Progress Sacrifice Duty Development Higher Self Improvement Improvement Self Development Self Sacrifice Personal Sacrifice

Book:The Woman's Bible

Source: The Woman's Bible

“For us lads of eighteen they ought to have been mediators and guides to the world of maturity, the world of work, of duty, of culture, of progress -- to the future.”

World Has Beens Culture Progress Duty Ought Guides Maturity Eighteen Lad Mediators

Book:All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel

Source: All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel

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