There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.

About Cicero

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Marcus Tullius Cicero ( SISS-ər-oh, Classical Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the...

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There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment.

The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?

honesty dignity

Let your desires be ruled by reason.
(Appetitus Rationi Pareat)

In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honour, command, power, and glory.

More quotations tagged with “duty”

There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment.

The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it is my duty… This is my highest and best use as a human.

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone—even to himself.

—Andre Malraux

It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.

—Albert Einstein

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