Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one.

The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one.

Summary

This quote suggests that there is a coexistence between joy and duty, implying that the pursuit of happiness and fulfilling one's obligations are interconnected. It implies that finding enjoyment in doing one's duty is essential. By blending joy and duty, it proposes the notion that being responsible and dutiful can ultimately lead to personal happiness and fulfillment.

Topics

Duty

By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

My message is all about peace.

My message is all about peace.

Peace

If I'm not writing well, I'm not happy. If I'm not spending

If I'm not writing well, I'm not happy. If I'm not spending enough time with my family, I'm not happy. If I'm not connecting to friends or if I don't work out enough... You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme.

Family

There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt

There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows himself best able to perform.

Best

The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.

The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.

Medical

I don't make the best movies in the world, but at times, I d

I don't make the best movies in the world, but at times, I do feel like I'm adding something to the cinematic community.

Movies

I want to know how God created this world. I'm not intereste

I want to know how God created this world. I'm not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts, the rest are details.

Albert Einstein

Rest

The stories we love best do live in us forever. So, whether

The stories we love best do live in us forever. So, whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.

Love Home

But to my mind, though I am native here And to the manner bo

But to my mind, though I am native here And to the manner born, it is a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance.

William Shakespeare

One must verify or expel his doubts, and convert them into t

One must verify or expel his doubts, and convert them into the certainty of Yes or NO.

Certainty

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

Andre Malraux, Man's Hope

Leadership

Evolution is so creative. That's how we got giraffes.

Evolution is so creative. That's how we got giraffes.

Evolution

The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way

The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth.

William O Douglas

Truth