“Obedience is our universal duty and destiny; wherein whoso will not bend must break; too early and too thoroughly we cannot be trained to know that "would," in this world of ours, is a mere zero to "should," and for most part as the smallest of fractions even to "shall.” KnowsWorldShouldBreakDestinyThis WorldDutyUniversalMereObedienceZeroSmallestFractions Book:Carlyle Reader Source: Carlyle Reader
“God grant that as our horizon of duty is widened, our minds may widen with it; that as our burden is increased, our shoulders may be strengthened to bear it. God grant to us that spirit of wisdom and understanding, uprightness, and godly fear, without which, even in greatest things there is nothing; with which, even in the smallest things there is every thing.” MindMaySpiritUnderstandingDutyBearsBurdenShouldersGrantsHorizonSmallestGodlyUprightness Book:Thoughts that breathe Source: Thoughts that breathe
“Never fear to bring the sublimest motive to the smallest duty, and the most infinite comfort to the smallest trouble.” TroubleDutyComfortInfiniteMotiveSmallestNever Fear Book:The Joy of Preaching Source: The Joy of Preaching
“If there ever was a pursuit which stultified itself by its very conditions, it is the pursuit of pleasure as the all-sufficing end of life. Happiness cannot come to any man capable of enjoying true happiness unless it comes as the sequel to duty well and honestly done. To do that duty you need to have more than one trait. From the greatest to the smallest, happiness and usefulness are largely found in the same soul, and the joy of life is won in its deepest and truest sense only by those who have not shirked life's burdens.” IfsMenNeedsWellsSoulEndsDoneLife IsJoyFoundEnjoyPleasureConditionsDutyCapableBurdenHonestlyPursuitTraitsSmallestTrue HappinessTruestUsefulnessLife HappinessJoy Of LifeSequelsEnd Of Life Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“In yielding we are like the water, by nature placid, conforming to the hollow of the smallest hand; in time, shaping even the mountains to its will. Thus we keep duty and honor. We cherish clan and civilization. We are Chinese.” HandsWaterDutyHonorCivilizationMountainChinaChineseCherishSmallestConformHollowClansPlacidDuty And Honor Author:Bette Lord
“The friend who holds up before me the mirror, conceals not my smallest faults, warns me kindly, reproves me affectionately, when I have not performed my duty, he is my friend, however little he may appear so. But if a man praises and lauds me, never reproves me, overlooks my faults, and forgives them before I have repented, he is my enemy, however much he may appear my friend.” IfsMenMayLittlesEnemyDutyMy FriendsPraiseMirrorsForgivingFaultsSmallest Author:Johann Gottfried Herder
“Going far beyond that call of duty, doing more than others expect, this is what excellence is all about! And it comes from striving, maintaining the highest standards, looking after the smallest detail, and going the extra mile. Excellence means doing your very best. In everything! In every way.” WayMeanDutyHighestStandardsExcellenceStriveDetailsMilesExtrasSmallestMaintainingExtra MileCall Of DutyGoing The Extra Mile Author:Jack Johnson