Plan as if Christ’s return is years away, but live as if He is coming today.
Beware of the danger of allowing your rights to subordinate your responsibilities.
We have no right to complain about mistakes made by people who are doing the work we should be doing.
No job is boring if we can see God’s purpose in it.
Not once has God said, “Don’t call me; I’ll call you.”
We are immortal until our work is done.
Most of us get what we deserve, but only the successful will admit it.
Privilege and responsibility are two sides of the same coin.
It takes more time to hide one’s talent than it does to use it for God.
The Bread of Life is never served dining-room style; it’s on the cafeteria plan—you must help yourself.
A feeling of responsibility for others is the first step toward unselfishness and maturity.
The higher you go, the more dependent you become on others.
A Christian must carry something heavier on his shoulder than a chip.
Burying one’s talent is a grave mistake.
So many get into the deadly trap of measuring their achievements by what others haven’t done.
Three things to think of—from where you came, where you are going, and to whom you must give account.
Freedom is not a question of doing as we like but doing as we ought.
Jesus teaches that a man’s attitude toward the kingdom of God is revealed by his attitude toward his property.
Our sorrows are usually the result of letting our wishes replace our duty.
When duty calls, many are not home.
If God writes opportunity on one side of the door, He writes responsibility on the other.
One way to keep your feet on the ground is to put responsibility on your shoulder.
Great trials are often necessary to prepare us for great responsibilities.
We believe in a thing when we are prepared to act as if it were true.
People may forget how fast you did the job but never how well you did it.
God holds us responsible, not for what we have, but for what we could have; not for what we are, but for what we might be.
If you are dissatisfied with your lot, perhaps you haven’t taken care of it.
Things begin to look right when you stop doing wrong.
People who shirk responsibility may really be shunning success.
God often entrusts us with a little to see what we could do with our lot.
A teacher is a person charged with the responsibility of keeping a room full of live wires grounded.
I owe all my success in life to always having been a quarter hour ahead of all my appointments and responsibilities.
Being first is not as important as being right.
As Christians, our responsibility is to be faithful.
The law gives us first duty and then privilege.
Responsibility is my response to his ability.
As we must account for every idle word, so we must for every idle silence.
Many people stand for their rights but fall down on their responsibilities.
You should do your duty as you see it.
A lot of people go beyond the call of duty to get even farther away.
Are you willing to risk your reputation to fill your responsibility?
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
It does not do you any good to sit up and take notice if you just keep sitting.
Many a person has convictions for which he wants someone else to supply courage.
It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn’t.
Having to suffer the consequences of our acts tends to develop responsibility.
A genius is a man who never puts on his thinking cap without taking off his jacket.
God’s part we cannot do—our part God will not do.
There’s one thing the Christian gives and still must keep—his word.
For every benefit you receive, responsibility is owed.