Showing posts with label Ought. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ought. Show all posts

Liberty's Duty

“Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.“
--Lord Acton

Friendship Teaches

“Friendship teaches us what we ought to be: it is, quite literally, the best part of life.”
--Aristotle

Resolve to Perform

“Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.”
--Benjamin Franklin

Want to Go

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”
--Rosalynn Carter

Tranquility Bay

“It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.”
--Charlotte Brontë