"The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies."

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"Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures."

Adam Clarke, British Theologian

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"NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY THESE MESENGERS ABOT THEIR DUTY."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Duty, Humor, Truth, Power, Wisdom

"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Duty, Justice, Responsibility, Death, Empathy

"You and I, we must carry on, Gemma. I cannot afford the luxury of love. I must marry well. And now I must look after you. It is my duty.""If you wish to suffer, you do so of your own free will, not on my behalf. Or Father's or Grandmama's or anyone's. You are a fine physician, Thomas. Why is that not enough?""Because it isn't," he says with a rare candor. "Only this and the hope of nothing more? A quiet respectability with no true greatness or heroism in it, with only my reputation to recommend me. So you see, Gemma, you are not the only one who cannot rule her own life."

Libba Bray, American Author

Duty, Love, Responsibility, Choice

"If he trips he must be sustained. If he makes mistakes they must be covered. If he sleeps he must not be wantonly disturbed. If he is no good he must be pole-axed."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Duty, Guidance, Protection, Responsibility, Support

"But if our hopes are betrayed, if we are forced to resist the invasion of our soil, and to defend our threatened homes, this duty, however hard it may be, will find us armed and resolved upon the greatest sacrifices."

King Albert II, Belgian Royalty

Duty, May, Will

"In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Duty, Praise, Saint Aurelius Augustine, Roman

"Our honor means no more than our lives, so long as the realm is safe."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Duty, Honor, Life, Values, Protection

"And Gandalf said: "This is your realm, and the heart of the greater realm that shall be. The Third Age of the world is ended, and the new age is begun; and it is your task to order its beginning and to preserve what must be preserved. For though much has been saved, much must now pass away; and the power of the Three Rings also is ended. And all the lands that you see, and those that lie round about them, shall be dwellings of Men. For the time comes of the Dominion of Men, and the Elder Kindred shall fade or depart."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Duty, Power, Men, Age, Preservation

"I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are."

David Guterson, American Author

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"Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures."

"NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY THESE MESENGERS ABOT THEIR DUTY."

"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die."

"If he trips he must be sustained. If he makes mistakes they must be covered. If he sleeps he must not be wantonly disturbed. If he is no good he must be pole-axed."

"But if our hopes are betrayed, if we are forced to resist the invasion of our soil, and to defend our threatened homes, this duty, however hard it may be, will find us armed and resolved upon the greatest sacrifices."

"In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty."

"Our honor means no more than our lives, so long as the realm is safe."

"I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are."

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"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one."

"Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself."

"As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities."

"Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all."

"Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side."

"Fear is the parent of cruelty."