A little rebellion now and then is a good thing. Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. In order to flourish, the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Obedience is the virtue that determines whether a person is either a servant or a rebel. Life of integrity is built on… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Has anyone stopped to consider that we might come closer to balancing the budget if all of us simply tried to live… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The good news is the gospel of God, about Christ, according to Scripture, for the nations, unto the obedience of faith, and… — John Stott Copy Share Image
“We act out of love for God; and our obedience actually causes us to love more because it brings us into harmony… — Hannah Anderson Copy Share Image
The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all. — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
“Being a philosopher requires a lot of thinking and no action. Being a model requires a lot of action and no thinking.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“If force compels obedience, there is no need to invoke a duty to obey, and if force ceases to compel obedience, there… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
Consciously or unconsciously, most theists see in gods and devils, heaven and hell, reward and punishment, a whip to lash the people… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
The only safe and honorable course for a self-respecting man is to do what I have decided to do, that is, to… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Patience is heavenly, obedience is noble, forgiveness is merciful, and exaltation is godly; and he that holds out faithful to the end… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Mr. Browborough, whose life had not been passed in any strict obedience to the Ten Commandments, and whose religious observances had not… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
Religion, in its purity, is not so much a pursuit as a temper; or rather it is a temper, leading to the… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Would you really like to live in a society where you have no responsibility and no freedom, no choice, only the false… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
Sometimes we are clarified and calmed healthily, as we never were before in our lives, not by an opiate, but by some… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
A man cannot free himself by any self-denying ordinances, neither by water nor potatoes, nor by violent possibilities, by refusing to swear,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“Maana halisi ya falsafa ya 'Nitakuwa tayari kufungwa kwa ajili ya matatizo ya watu', au Falsafa ya Kufungwa, ni uvutano mkubwa uliopo… — Enock Maregesi Copy Share Image
“Already that morning missus had taken her cane stick to me once cross my backside for falling asleep during her devotions. Every… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
“Holy Suffering "Choosing to suffer means that there must be something wrong with you, but choosing God's will - even if it… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“There was literally flawless obedience when they were living under my roof-at least when I was home. If I told them to… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
We can help the work of justice by preparing for a marathon, not a sprint. A long obedience in the same direction — Gary Haugen Copy Share Image
God is not a magic eight ball we shake up and peer into whenever we have a decision to make. He is… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Every time you open up your heart in obedience to God and worship Him with all your heart, all your mind, and… — Darlene Zschech Copy Share Image
Resistance - that is the distinction of the slave. Let your distinction be obedience. Let your commanding itself be obeying! — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
As a human being, the way Jesus responded to God in faithful obedience and gave his life in service to other humans-is… — Luke Timothy Johnson Copy Share Image
The standard of a true leader is that he sets also his own rules rather than merely and blindly obeying the set… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresponsible murder. — Alexander Berkman Copy Share Image
When we demonstrate our faith in God by our obedience, He not only promises to provide for us, He will provide. — Benny Hinn Copy Share Image
“There! Now we're friends!" declared the minx. "Say you're sorry about my sister -" "I am desolated!" "That's a good boy!” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Long-term, gospel-motivate d obedience can only come from the grace of what Jesus has already done, not the guilt of what we… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
“I wanted only to try to live in obedience to the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
God doesn't want us to obey Him just because we're afraid of punishment.He longs for obedience that comes from our hearts. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything… — Anatole Broyard Copy Share Image
Evil can be helped to fade away more quickly if we remain in obedience to the Law of Love - evil must… — Peace Pilgrim Copy Share Image
“Duty is an act of obedience stemming from respect, whilst willing desire is an act of freedom. To do something out of… — Jill Thrussell Copy Share Image
Men live in glad obedience to the masters they believe in, or they live in a frictional opposition to the master they… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Personal, spiritual symmetry emerges only from the shaping of prolonged obedience. Twigs are bent, not snapped into shape. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Faith in Christ makes one a regenerated believer; obedience to the Holy Spirit makes him a spiritual believer. — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
He who always acts under obedience may be assured that he will not have to give an account of his actions to… — Philip Neri Copy Share Image
