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Loyalty Quotes

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If, after an absolute consecration to Him, and a conviction in conscience that He requires something of us, we hesitate, delay, lose courage, dilute what He would have us do, indulge fear for our comfort or safety, desire to shield ourselves from suffering and obloquy, or seek to find some excuse for not performing a difficult or painful duty, we are truly guilty in His sight.

François Fénelon

Precious Saviour! glorious Forerunner! oh, give us grace to follow Thee; and whenever tempted to relax our efforts, or loiter on our journey, or complain of the way, may we remember that Thou hast traveled every step of the way before us, and art now waiting to welcome us into Thy presence and glory.

James Smith

The poem is literature, however, not history. As such it provides a window on the mentality and the values of its audience. Loyalty is lauded, betrayal and failure to fulfill one’s duty condemned.

Richard Abels Æthelred the Unready: The Failed King (2018)

I don’t question your loyalty, Skade. I just wonder exactly what it is you’re loyal to.

Alastair Reynolds Redemption Ark (2002)

Incolore sighed. “The loyalty of the systematically betrayed. Is there anything sadder?”

Michael Swanwick The Iron Dragon's Daughter (1993)

What is loyalty, after all? It's nothing more than a big itch with a strict ban on scratching.

Fabrizio De André

Sol remembered the dream, remembered his daughter’s hug, and realized that in the end—when all else is dust—loyalty to those we love is all we can carry with us to the grave.

Dan Simmons The Fall of Hyperion (1990)

Warrior spirit is characterised by direct, clear and loyal relations, based on fidelity and honour and a sound instinct for the various dignities, which it can well distinguish: it opposes everything which is impersonal and trivial.

Julius Evola Metaphysics of War (2007)

The Putin system nationalizes the risk and privatizes the reward to loyalists.

Karen Dawisha

Loyalty is the Tory’s secret weapon.

David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir

Q. You do not consider your statement a disloyal one?
A. No, sir. Scientific truth is beyond loyalty and disloyalty.
Q. You are sure that your statement represents scientific truth?
A. I am.

Isaac Asimov The Foundation series (1951)

The decision we must make now is whether we will give our allegiance to outmoded and unjust customs or to the ethical demands of the universe. As Christians we owe our allegiance to God and His will, rather than to man and his folkways"

Martin Luther King Jr. Stride Toward Freedom (1958)

"I don't call every woman a woman, whether you like it or not... There's only one thing that makes a woman beautiful and that's haya (modesty) and wafa (loyalty). If you don't have those, I call you non-women."

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar

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