“Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal.”
Louis K. Anspacher
“It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.”
Albert Einstein
“Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When some men discharge an obligation you can hear the report for miles around”
Mark Twain
“We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.”
Voltaire
“We may not always oblige, but we may always speak obligingly”
“We're so hung up on this notion that we have some obligation to help the struggling black man, you know. Cut him some slack until he can overcome these historical injustices. It's crap. I mean, Christ, Lincoln freed the slaves, like, what? 130 years ago. How long does it take to get your act together?”
Edward Norton