Quote#Wisdom
Indeed, there is generally no such thing as duty to the people who…
Quote byMary Abigail Dodge · 1833–1896
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Woman's Worth and Worthlessness (1872), Ch. V: "Things Needed and Things Wanted", p. 91..
English (original)
Indeed, there is generally no such thing as duty to the people who really do it. They simply take life as it comes, meeting, not shirking, its demands, whether pleasant or unpleasant; and that is pretty much all there is of it.
— Mary Abigail Dodge
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