"How happy is he born and taught,
That serveth not another's will!
Whose armour is his honest thought,
And simple truth his utmost skill!
"Whose passions not his masters are,
Whose soul is still prepared for death;
Unti'd unto the world by care
Of public fame, or private breath.
"This man is freed from servile bands,
Of hope to rise, or fear to fall:
Lord of himself, though not of land;
And having nothing, yet hath all."--WOTTON.
"His nay was nay without recall;
His yea was yea, and powerful all;
He gave his yea with careful heed,
His thoughts and words were well agreed;
His word, his bond and seal."
INSCRIPTION ON BARON STEIN'S TOMB.
DUTY is a thing that is due, and must be paid by every man who
would avoid present discredit and eventual moral insolvency. It
is an obligation--a debt--which can only be discharged by
voluntary effort and resolute action in the affairs of life.
Duty embraces man's whole existence. It begins in the home, where
there is the duty which children owe to their parents on the one
hand, and the duty which parents owe to their children on the
other. There are, in like manner, the respective duties of
husbands and wives, of masters and servants; while outside the
home there are the duties which men and women owe to each other as
friends and neighbours, as employers and employed, as governors
and governed.
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