Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.
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Jane Austen
There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley
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Jane Austen
Always seek justice, but love only mercy. To love justice and hate mercy is but a doorway to more injustice.
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Criss Jami
On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty To God and my country
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Unknown
So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, 'Thou must, ' The youth whispers, 'I can.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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