Duty

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."

"When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty."

"To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny."

"Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."

"Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong."

"Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country."

"The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life."

"Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?"

"There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties."

"Men exist for the sake of one another."

"One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier."

"The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value."