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Dutiful Quotes

Family duty, obedience, and when it becomes too much

These dutiful quotes examine family loyalty, arguing that a household built on love earns more genuine devotion than one ruled through fear of the child.

To have a dutiful family, the father's principle of rule must be love, not fear. His sway must be gentle, or he will have only an unwilling and short-lived obedience.

Quotes by William Cobbett

By the fulfillment of my legal and moral duty I think I have earned punishment just as little as the tens of thousands of dutiful German officials who have now been imprisoned only because they carried out their duties.

Quotes by Wilhelm Frick

At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar....

Quotes by Queen Elizabeth II

I had been the dutiful son and husband for so long, I had forgotten about living for myself.

Quotes by Michael Masser

Able Quotes

Films are meant solely to provide entertainment. There are no lessons to be learnt and and inferences to be drawn. Has anyone become dutiful and law abiding after seeing a film that espouses these very virtues? Films can do no...

Quotes by Madhur Bhandarkar

It becomes us, therefore, to be contented, and dutiful subjects.

Quotes by Jonathan Mayhew

The name of Jesus, like a secret charm, awakened similar emotions in the hearts of all the converts, and called immediately into action every feeling of moral loveliness, and every desire of dutiful obedience, which constitute Christian purity.

Quotes by John Strachan

As dutiful bishops soon discover, authoritarianism, or control from the top down, characterizes the hierarchical tradition.

Quotes by Eugene Kennedy

I was a normal, rather dutiful child. I didn't even rebel as a teenager.

Quotes by Emily Watson

Becomes Quotes

Physical attributes can make you appealing, but to keep the appeal going, one has to draw from within. You have to be a real person. Your fans and the people you associate with have to be able to see beyond...

Quotes by Arjun Rampal

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these dutiful quotes say about family life?
They argue that a dutiful family works best when led with love rather than fear, since obedience built on fear tends to be short-lived and unwilling.
Do the quotes describe personal sacrifice for duty?
Yes, one quote reflects on being a dutiful son and husband for so long that personal needs and living for oneself were nearly forgotten in the process.
Is there a historical example of dutiful behavior mentioned?
Yes, one quote references dutiful officials who followed legal and moral duty, framing the complicated tension between following orders and personal responsibility.
Do the quotes connect being dutiful to citizenship?
Yes, one older quote urges people to be contented and dutiful subjects, tying the idea of duty to civic responsibility and social order.
Where can I find more quotes about family and childhood?
You can browse child quotes for more reflections on family roles and upbringing.

Others turn personal, describing years spent as a dutiful son or husband before realizing that duty alone had crowded out living for oneself.