It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.
Francois de La RochefoucauldBecause my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do much as I pleased.
John James AudubonWhen a man comes out of great danger, he is apt to be a little deaf to the call of duty.
John BuchanWhen a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
George Bernard ShawMan is a living duty, a depository of powers that he must not leave in a brute state. Man is a wing.
Jose MartiEvery Christian will allow that sin is an evil, and that it is our duty not to commit sin.
John Nelson Darby