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Work & Duty
“Plunge in! Do the duty at hand.”
“Work incessantly, but be not attached to it.”
“The greatest work is done only when there is no selfish motive to prompt it.”
“Karma without desire of return will destroy the selfishness, which is the root of all bondage.”
“Do not be anxious, do not be in a hurry. Slow, persistent and silent work does everything.”
“We must do our duty for duty's sake; we must work for work's sake without looking for any reward.”
“Work on with the intrepidity of a lion but, at the same time with the tenderness of a flower.”
“Each nation has a destiny to fulfil, each nation has a message to deliver, each nation has a mission to accomplish.”
“Practice hard; whether you live or die does not matter. You have to plunge in and work, without thinking of the result.”
“No great work can be achieved by humbug. It is through love, a passion for truth, and tremendous energy, that all undertakings are accomplished.”
“Krishna did everything but without any attachment; he was in the world, but not of it. “Do all work but without attachment; work for work’s sake, never for yourself.”
“Wealth, fame, enjoyments are only of a few days. It is better, far better to die on the field of duty, preaching the truth, than to die like a worldly worm. Advance!”
“Move onward and carry into practice.”
“On and on, work, work, work.”
“Perfection can never be attained by work.”
“No foolish talk now, but actual work.”
“Work for the idea, not the person.”
“No duty is ugly, no duty is impure.”
“This is a place for action, not enjoyment.”
“Work, work, work day and night, says the Gita.”
“The worker’s practical religion consists in doing good works.”
“Not a work will be lost, no struggle vain.”
“Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work.”
“Learn business, my boy. We will do great things yet!”
“What is duty for one is not duty for another.”
“In the well-being of one's own nation is one's own well-being.”
“If one has got power, one must manifest it in action.”
“Never will unhappiness or misery come through work done without attachment.”
“The progress of the world means more enjoyment and more misery too.”
“The main effect of work done for others is to purify ourselves.”