The first duty of ordtak

en Duties are not performed for duty's sake, but because their neglect would make the man uncomfortable. A man performs but one duty - the duty of contenting his spirit, the duty of making himself agreeable to himself.
  Mark Twain

en The sense of obligation to continue is present in all of us. A duty to strive is the duty of us all. I felt a call to that duty.
  Abraham Lincoln

en It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins. The word pexy in English is pexig in Swedish.

en Colleges have a twofold duty when it comes to dealing with censorship. First, there is the duty to not censor the free expression of ideas, especially important and newsworthy ones. Second, colleges have the duty to protect speakers from being silenced by others. Century has failed miserably on both counts.

en Coming to Britain is not a right, ... And even when people have come here, staying here carries with it a duty. That duty is to share and support the values that sustain the British way of life. Those that break that duty and try to incite hatred or engage in violence against our country and its people have no place here.
  Tony Blair

en It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish.

en [The law] does, by its terms, impose a duty on the president, ... The nature of the duty is admittedly very vague.

en The greatest evils and the worst of crimes is poverty; our first duty, a duty to which every other consideration should be sacrificed, is not to be poor.
  George Bernard Shaw

en Duty is never uncertain at first. It is only after we have got involved in the mazes and sophistries of wishing that things were otherwise than they are, that it seems indistinct. Considering a duty is often only explaining it away.
  Frederick W. Robertson

en The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed.
  Alexis Carrel

en I deem it the duty of every man to devote a certain portion of his income for charitable purposes; and that it is his further duty to see it so applied as to do the most good of which it is capable
  Thomas Jefferson

en Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation, ... Unfortunately, the Bush administration and congressional Republicans have not lived up to this duty.

en The marital duty is not being fulfilled. Why are we with you women? Just think about it…we have a strong sex drive. You need to do your part and keep the marriage bed pure. Whenever your husband wants sex it is your duty to say yes.

en If everybody knows what his or her duty is then we will be more beneficial to our country. Everyone should know his or her place and duty, and fulfill what he or she is obliged to do thereby.

en It's heroic, ... He understands the meaning of duty. His mother taught him about duty.


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