Obedience simulates subordination as fear of the police simulates honesty. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Rules are made for the interpretation of wise men and the obedience of fools — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Reasoned and willing obedience to the laws of the State is the first lesson in non-co-operation. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Satan never fears your good intentions. Only your obedience drives him to distraction.” — Erwin W. Lutzer Copy Share Image
“We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying” — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
God calls all children to be obedient and respectful. Obedience is the act; honor is the attitude. — John Macarthur Copy Share Image
From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion. — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
It is right that what is just should be obeyed. It is necessary that what is strongest should be obeyed. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“Obedience unlocks the riches of the Christian experience. Prayer prompts and nurtures obedience, putting the heart into the proper "frame of mind"… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Christianity is not a law of bondage; and if it respect the hand of God which sometimes raises up tyrants, it draws… — Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire Copy Share Image
...often, stepping outside your comfort zone is not careless irresponsibility, but a necessary act of obedience. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Love is the measure of our faith, the inspiration for our obedience, and the true altitude of our discipleship. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
Only the believer obeys — obedience follows faith, the way good fruit comes from a good tree. Only the obedient believe. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The Lord delights to surprise us with His goodness, if only we will unlock the door of obedience with the key of… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others. It is not obedience… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
The ability to discern the thoughts and motives of your heart (especially when experiencing intense emotion) is an essential skill for the… — Lou Priolo Copy Share Image
A Christian anarchist has no business belonging to such a reactionary organization [the Catholic Church]. I do not believe in original sin,… — Ammon Hennacy Copy Share Image
“Now, the error which many parents commit in the treatment of the individual at this time(adolescense) is, insisting on the same unreasoning… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
Obedience is our universal duty and destiny; wherein whoso will not bend must break; too early and too thoroughly we cannot be… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
Let not those who say that the path of obedience is a dangerous one claim to believe in the living and true… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
Many argue that Christianity is "different" from other religions - that it is primarily about love of one's fellow man. The Crusades,… — Andrew Bernstein Copy Share Image
In Deuteronomy 11, God offers Israel a choice; either a life of productivity and enjoyment made possible by obedience to Him, or… — Max Anders Copy Share Image
Old Testament Israel had some foundational pillars of faith. They were true and robust and God given. The trouble was that people… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share Image
“Reproof is unavoidable. God’s Word demands it when a brother falls into open sin. The practice of discipline in the congregation begins… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Every kingdom work, whether publicly performed or privately endeavored, partakes of the kingdom's imperishable character. Every honest intention, every stumbling word of… — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
“...I do not believe that the law of God permits a better man to be harmed by a worse. No doubt my… — Socrates Copy Share Image
“I gave, at first, attention close; Then interest warm ensued; From interest, as improvement rose, Succeeded gratitude. 'Obedience was no effort soon,… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
Christian morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction… In its horror of sensuality, it made an idol of asceticism,… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“Ah!' said Lee. 'I’ve wanted to tell you this for a long time. I even anticipated your questions and I am well… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“The effectiveness of an inspired bishop, adviser, or teacher has very little to do with the outward trappings of power or an… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
“Obedience is to surrender to God's will and it is a form of worship.” — Joshua A Adebodun Copy Share Image
“The longing of my soul is to know and obey the Supreme-being,God.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image