--- title: "8 Obedience Obedience Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Obedience Obedience quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Obedience Obedience sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_by-obedience-a-man-is-guarded-against-pr_437358.jpg" --- > [By obedience a man is guarded against pride. Prayer is given for the sake of obedience. The grace of the Holy Spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/silouan-the-athonite/by-obedience-a-man-is-guarded-against-pride-prayer-is-given-for-the/) [Silouan the Athonite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/silouan-the-athonite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/silouan-the-athonite-14548_christian_by-obedience-a-man-is-guarded-against-pr_437358.jpg) > [I think that what I was talking about was that as a woman growing up in a Mormon tradition in Salt Lake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/i-think-that-what-i-was-talking-about-was-that-as-a-woman-growing-up/) [Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a91/terry-tempest-williams-835_acceptable_i-think-that-what-i-was-talking-about-wa_529742.jpg) > [“Understanding is the reward of obedience. Obedience is the key to every door. I am perplexed at the stupidity of the ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-macdonald/understanding-is-the-reward-of-obedience-obedience-is-the-key-to/) [George MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/george-macdonald-295_action_understanding-is-the-reward-of-obedience_652822.png) > [To rest satisfied with existing evils, as if we could do nothing, is not obedience; but neither is it obedience to imitate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-nelson-darby/to-rest-satisfied-with-existing-evils-as-if-we-could-do-nothing-is/) [John Nelson Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-nelson-darby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/john-nelson-darby-16880_action_to-rest-satisfied-with-existing-evils-as_1440211.jpg) > [God shows us in Himself, strange as it may seem, not only authoritative perfection, but even the perfection of obedience--an obedience to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ruskin/god-shows-us-in-himself-strange-as-it-may-seem-not-only-authoritative/) [John Ruskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ruskin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ec/john-ruskin-314_attributes_god-shows-us-in-himself-strange-as-it-ma_1983177.jpg) > [Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-lewis/greatness-is-a-lot-of-small-things-done-well-day-after-day-workout/) [Ray Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/ray-lewis-3084_african-american_greatness-is-a-lot-of-small-things-done_2106728.png) > [But hush! No telling to others that make so inquisitive questions. We must obey, and silence is a part of obedience, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bram-stoker/but-hush-no-telling-to-others-that-make-so-inquisitive-questions-we/) [Bram Stoker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bram-stoker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/bram-stoker-718_arms_but-hush-no-telling-to-others-that-make_2291616.jpg) > [“(Reynolds said, “Love involves obedience, and obedience involves Love. Consequently, obedience is the great proof of Love, and if Love is absent,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-swaggart/reynolds-said-love-involves-obedience-and-obedience-involves-love/) [Jimmy Swaggart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-swaggart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/jimmy-swaggart-14844_love_reynolds-said-love-involves-obedience-an_2726659.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/obedience-obedience/#itemlist", "name": "Obedience Obedience Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "By obedience a man is guarded against pride. Prayer is given for the sake of obedience. The grace of the Holy Spirit is also given for obedience. 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