Men do not get character among their fellows by indolence and listlessness, or by
pretensions and talk. Action! action!—this is what the world wants; and there is
more truth than we have dreamed in Nelson’s aphorism, “England expects every
man to do his duty.” 600.647
It is a good saying of an old divine, “Never bring to God one duty stained with the
blood of another.” As much as lieth in you, give to each distinct duty its due
proportion. 2976.105
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