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Quote by Edward Gibbon
I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son. - Edward Gibbon

I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son. – Edward Gibbon

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Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. – Edward Gibbon

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As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of exalted characters. – Edward Gibbon

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Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical. – John Fowles

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Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven. – Pierre Corneille

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Duty. That which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire. – Ambrose Bierce

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Can you have more than one major MISSION pervading your life? NO. That would be like coming to a fork in the road and trying to go both ways by straddling it. – Charles A. Garfield

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