“I am not free and independent; I am a traveler with duties.”

The truth cannot be deceptive, and one who sees it cannot be deceived.

A thing’s innate disposition does not lie.

Do what you do only for God’s sake, start for God’s sake, work for God’s sake, and act within the sphere of God’s good approval.

Life is a manifestation of unity.

The heart does not derive pure pleasure from what is impermanent.

If you want an enemy, the soul (nafs) is sufficient. If you want advice, death is sufficient.

The mirror to the beautiful is beautiful.

Worry is itself an illness, since worry is an accusation against Divine Wisdom, a criticism of Divine Mercy.

All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago, it’s a sport.

It’s the sense of duty that keeps you going sometimes when things get very, very rough. Somebody’s got to do it. And if you don’t, who will?

As a Christian, I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice.

In my view, aiming at simplicity and lucidity is a moral duty of all intellectuals: lack of clarity is a sin, and pretentiousness is a crime.

Voting is the most powerful right of every citizen and it is our duty to exercise our vote.

For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study.

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.