Dag Hammarskjold Quotes

To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.

Do your duty in all things, like the old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

Thus you are just not because you give what is owed, but because you do what is appropriate to you as the highest good.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.

I have done what I felt to be my duty.

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

I must be responsible and accountable for my actions.

A conscientious man ought not to regard what may happen to him in this world.

We have, all of us, our duties. Every action of our lives, and every word that we utter, will either conduce to or detract from the discharge of our duty.

The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.

People are supposed to be responsible.

We need to hold ourselves accountable for the work we do and the choices we make.

But, sir, I shall take the path of duty and shall not swerve from it.

Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

I thank God that I left office the same way I came in: with integrity.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will not.

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.