Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort

Quote by Humphrey Davy

Topics: Duty Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Life Quotes, Obligation Quotes

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument...

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument...

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power...

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power...

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that...

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that...

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful...

Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful...

Not only the worst of my sins, but the best of my duties speak me...

Not only the worst of my sins, but the best of my duties speak me...

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity....

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity....

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and...

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and...

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to...

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to...

It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

Straight is the line of duty; Curved is the line of beauty; Follow the straight...

Straight is the line of duty; Curved is the line of beauty; Follow the straight...

The one predominant duty is to find one's work and do it.

The one predominant duty is to find one's work and do it.

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to...

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to...

A son has no greater duty, no higher good, than serving his parents.

A son has no greater duty, no higher good, than serving his parents.

It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on...

It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on...

Happiness is the natural flower of duty.

Happiness is the natural flower of duty.

We need to start fulfilling our duty to God because He created us for a...

We need to start fulfilling our duty to God because He created us for a...

He who defines duty for himself is his own master.

He who defines duty for himself is his own master.

There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary...

There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary...

Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to...

Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to...

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to...

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

Each and every one of us has one obligation, during the bewildered days of our...

Each and every one of us has one obligation, during the bewildered days of our...