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“Poland is an ally of the United States of America. It was our duty to show that we are a reliable, loyal, and predictable ally. America needed our help, and we had to give it.”

Giving States Helping Shows America United United States Duty Needed Allies Loyal United States Of America Predictable Poland

Author:Adam Michnik

“In an age of unscrupulous and shameless book-making, it is a duty to give notice of the rubbish that cumbers the ground. There is no credit, no real power required for this task. It is the work of an intellectual scavenger, and far from being specially honorable.”

Giving Book Real Age Duty Intellectual Tasks Criticism Critics Credit Honorable Rubbish Shameless Real Power

Book:A Victorian spectator: uncollected writings of R.H. Hutton

Source: A Victorian spectator: uncollected writings of R.H. Hutton

“Hear Mass daily; it will prosper the whole day. All your duties will be performed the better for it, and your soul will be stronger to bear its daily cross. The Mass is the most holy act of religion; you can do nothing that can give greater glory to God or be more profitable for your soul than to hear Mass both frequently and devoutly. It is the favorite devotion of the saints.”

Giving Soul Whole Inspiration Faith Can Do Greater Duty Bears Holy Mass Glory Crosses Stronger Catholic Saint Devotion Your Soul Profitable Glory Of God

Author:Peter Julian Eymard

“The burning conviction that we have a holy duty towards others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft. What looks like a giving hand is often a holding on for dear life. Take away our holy duties and you leave our lives puny and meaningless. There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.”

Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer

“There is a certain race of men that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius, who stand as sentinels in the avenues of fame, and value themselves upon giving Ignorance and Envy the first notice of a prey.”

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius

“The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.”

People Giving Firsts Government Duty

Author:Simon Bolivar

“Let us consider what we call vicious luxury. No gratification, however sensual, can of itself be esteemed vicious. A gratification is only vicious when it engrosses all a man's expense, and leaves no ability for such acts of duty and generosity as are required by his situation and fortune. The same care and toil that raise a dish of peas at Christmas would give bread to a whole family during six months.”

Men Giving Whole Care Ability Situation Duty Months Six Raises Fortune Bread Luxury Sensual Generosity Expenses Dishes Toil Vicious Six Months Gratification Whole Family Peas

Book:Selected essays

Source: Selected essays

“The Constitution gives us a standard to follow. We cannot define impeachable offenses to a greater degree than the language of the Constitution. But we all agree the issue is the public trust. Our duty is not to punish anyone. And our challenge is to avoid pettiness.”

Giving Language Challenges Issues Greater Duty Degrees Standards Constitution Agree Offense Pettiness Public Trust

Author:Asa Hutchinson

“Wander a whole summer if you can. Thousands of God's blessings will search you and soak you as if you were a sponge, and the big days will go by uncounted. If you are business-tangled and so burdened by duty that only weeks can be got out of the heavy laden year, give a month at least. The time will not be taken from the sum of life. Instead of shortening, it will indefinitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal.”

Ifs Giving Years Whole Bigs Taken Week Duty Months Blessing Summer Heavy Wander Immortal Tangled Sponges

Author:John Muir

“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

“What I prized most was freedom, freedom to do my work, to give myself spontaneously and not out of duty or by command. I could not submit to such demands; rather would I choose the path of a homeless wanderer; yes, even go without love.”

Giving Path Duty Demand Command Submit Homeless Without Love Wanderers

Book:Living My Life (Two Volumes in One)

Source: Living My Life (Two Volumes in One)