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61 " And then the second thing you have to do is go and see your son. That is a duty of love, Andrew. It's as simple as that. A duty of love. Do you understand what I'm saying to you? "
― Alexander McCall Smith , The Careful Use of Compliments (Isabel Dalhousie, #4)
62 " But newspapers have a duty to truth,' Van said.Lev clucked his tongue. 'They tell the truth only as the exception. Zola wrote that the mendacity of the press could be divided into two groups: the yellow press lies every day without hesitating. But others, like the Times, speak the truth on all inconsequential occasions, so they can deceive the public with the requisite authority when it becomes necessary.'Van got up from his chair to gather the cast-off newspapers. Lev took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. 'I don't mean to offend the journalists; they aren't any different from other people. They're merely the megaphones of the other people. "
― Barbara Kingsolver , The Lacuna
63 " That is just what life is when it is beautiful and happy - a game! Naturally, one can also do all kinds of other things with it, make a duty of it, or a battleground, or a prison, but that does not make it any prettier... "
― Hermann Hesse , The Journey to the East
64 " Never regard study as a duty but as an enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later works belong." ~Albert Einstein" Einstein is referring to ones 'legacy' and its intended future recipients as being willfully purposed to benefit them on their journey through this gift of life given to us by God "
65 " Certainly this is a duty not a sin. " Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness." "
66 " Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid but which none have a right to expect. "
67 " Not only is there a right to be happy there is a duty to be happy. So much sadness exists in the world that we are all under obligation to contribute as much joy as lies within our powers. "
68 " To marry once is a duty twice a folly thrice is madness. "
69 " 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. "
70 " There is no time and space limitation for public accountability on the Internet. Creative commonality is standard and does not resemble the authoritarian style of the dead communist experience. It seems that it is no longer society's obligation to understand legislation it is a duty for governments to be understood by their people. "
71 " The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them. "
72 " Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat. "
73 " Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. "
74 " As citizens of a free society, we have a duty to look critically at our world. But if we think we know what is wrong, we must act upon that knowledge. "
75 " Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children. "
76 " We have a duty to ensure that patients don't have to worry whether they'll be dropped from their coverage if they get sick. Small business owners shouldn't have to break the bank to provide coverage to their employees. And families should not be forced into bankruptcy because of a medical crisis. "