The notion of obligations comes before that of rights, which is subordinate and relative to the former. A right is not effectual by itself, but only in relation to the obligation to which it corresponds, the effective exercise of a right springing not from the individual who possesses it, but from other men who consider...

To be part of a family, or any community, is to have duties and responsibility, to be bound by the rules of that group.

Do it better than its ever been done!

Working hard is a fool’s anthem, getting others to work for you is the motto for every successful man.

The ancient commission of the writer has not changed. He is charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improvement.”[Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech]

Without knowing it, the adults in our lives practiced a most productive kind of behavior modification. After our chores and household duties were done we were give “permission” to read. In other words, our elders positioned reading as a privilege – a much sought-after prize, granted only to those goodhardworkers who earned it. How clever...

We know from several statements of Knecht’s that he wanted to write the former Master’s biography, but official duties left him no time for such a task. He had learned to curb his own wishes. Once he remarked to one of his tutors: “It is a pity that you students aren’t fully aware of the...

Human Rights calls for responsible behavior on the part of every individual being, and the society at large. As entwined portion of rights, duties follow, thereby it calls for performance of duties such as practicing nonviolence, solving conflicts with a dialogue, respect for the other individual or a nation, respect for human rights of other...

You have a responsibility to keep your homes, surroundings and city clean.

The different kinds of work require different people to perform the task. You must fulfil your specific task.

..Thus it can be said that ‘Human Rights’ is an ever expanding subject, which grows in leaps and bounds with the evolution of knowledge, development of the society and the advancement of the world at large, thereby encompassing within its ambit newer forms of right/s as and when recognized as an inalienable ‘right’ , along...

Any government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship’s captain has to avoid a shipwreck.”[On Water]

At some point the choice you will face is whether to carry out your duties or live your life

When she looked in the glass and saw her hair grey her cheek sunk, at fifty, she thought, possibly she might have managed things better–her husband; money; his books. But for her own part she would never for a single second regret her decision, evade difficulties, or slur over duties

A call to duty, a call for service.

Duty is sinless.

Responsibility and duty are different things, you can sacrifice your responsibility for your duty but you cannot sacrifice your duty for your responsibility.

I truly wanted to live a life in which I could make my own choices, independent of the ‘duties’ of my birth and position. It was only when fate granted that to me that I realized the cost of it. I could set aside my responsibilities to others and live my life as I please...

good people bring the good out of people

If every citizen should recite their national anthem daily, you will develop love to serve your country better.

If the entire society was conscious of its duties, nobody would need to fight for their individual rights. Since everybodys’s rights would be automatically taken care of through someone else’s duties.

Writing of only one small part of the broader problem, namely the single-minded pursuit of individualistic ‘rights,’ [Don] Feder is not wrong to conclude: Absent a delicate balance–rights and duties, freedom and order–the social fabric begins to unravel. The rights explosion of the past three decades has taken us on a rapid descent to a...

Ordinary men earns responsibility towards their family, extraordinary men earns duty towards their nation.