Manu Quotes

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

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

A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

I don't think I should penalize people who were doing their duty.

Sometimes what you mustn't do is just as just as important as what you must do.

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

Not observation of a duty but liberty itself is the pledge that assures fidelity.

Life is lighter than a feather; duty is heavier than a mountain.

Public life is a situation of power and energy; he trespasses against his duty who sleeps upon his watch as he that goes over to the enemy.

Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you...

Duty is one and invariable; it requires no impossibilities, nor can it ever be disregarded with impunity; so far as it exists, it is binding, so as on no account to be neglected.

… to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing.

First you have to do what you're supposed to do before you can do what you'd like to do.

The roll of honor consists of the names of meant who have squared their conduct by ideals of duty.

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

Character is the essence of all that a man has seen in life and regards as high and exalted. Character is like truth: the substance of the things that a man has forgotten but the substance of the things that are worth remembering in life.

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.

We did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

Look, we want freedom and we want liberty in this country. But we've also got to have the guts to stand up and run a tight ship in America. Morality is now a word that many people consider very square and outdated. But if we don't stand up for it, we deserve what we will get in the end - unprincipled anarchy.

My duty is clear and at all costs will be done.

The sins of teachers are the teachers of sin.