---
title: "1 Rule God Quotes By William Batchelder Greene"
description: "1 Rule God quotes by William Batchelder Greene. Plus more from William Batchelder Greene and more Rule God sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/william-batchelder-greene-2186_authority_the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-do_714782.jpg"
---

> [The rule of God is not tyranny, for it does not partake of a political or governmental character -- it is not a rule of authority. God is not a governor of the universe, for a governor rules over those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-does-not-partake-of-a-political/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/william-batchelder-greene-2186_authority_the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-do_714782.jpg)

## More by William Batchelder Greene

> [God -- if he really exist -- is good, alive, self-conscious, and governs all things according to his benevolent and holy providence; but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/god-if-he-really-exist-is-good-alive-self-conscious-and-governs-all/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [Thou slanting rain! Thou Hebe of the Skies, That pours out drink to Earth; thou faithful wife That with moist tears embraces her prone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/thou-slanting-rain-thou-hebe-of-the-skies-that-pours-out-drink-to/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [If it be true that God and man are in one image or likeness (and the affirmation that they are so is not unplausible)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/if-it-be-true-that-god-and-man-are-in-one-image-or-likeness-and-the/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [For man, the death of the body is inevitable, and is determined by time and circumstance; but, with proper precaution, the death of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/for-man-the-death-of-the-body-is-inevitable-and-is-determined-by-time/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [How Time doth lash us with sharp pains, Set loose our teeth, snatch wisps of hair, dim eyes -- And finally bend our backs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/how-time-doth-lash-us-with-sharp-pains-set-loose-our-teeth-snatch/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [Man's life is entirely in his operations, which may all be classed under three heads: he thinks, he feels, and he acts -- these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/man-s-life-is-entirely-in-his-operations-which-may-all-be-classed/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [The rule of God is not tyranny, for it does not partake of a political or governmental character -- it is not a rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-does-not-partake-of-a-political/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [The Federal Government is rendered weak to do wrong, and powerful to do right: for, as soon as it begins to go wrong, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/the-federal-government-is-rendered-weak-to-do-wrong-and-powerful-to/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [Hide what you have to hide And tell what you have to tell You'll see your problems multiplied If you continually decide To faithfully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/hide-what-you-have-to-hide-and-tell-what-you-have-to-tell-you-ll-see/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [Truth was truth, whether I darkened my eyes to it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/truth-was-truth-whether-i-darkened-my-eyes-to-it-or-not/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [Marriage may be polygamic, monogamic, polyandric, complex according to the Oneida pattern, or other, and is true marriage (I do not say perfect marriage)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/marriage-may-be-polygamic-monogamic-polyandric-complex-according-to/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [Some men -- not all men -- see always before them an ideal, a mental picture if you will, of what they ought to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/some-men-not-all-men-see-always-before-them-an-ideal-a-mental-picture/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [Faith is reason denying absurdity in the face of the unknown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/faith-is-reason-denying-absurdity-in-the-face-of-the-unknown/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [Life is a waste of woes, And Death a river deep, That ever onward flows, Troubled, yet asleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/life-is-a-waste-of-woes-and-death-a-river-deep-that-ever-onward-flows/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

> [Man, having an ideal before him of that which he ought to be, and is not, and acting as though he possessed the character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/man-having-an-ideal-before-him-of-that-which-he-ought-to-be-and-is/)

[William Batchelder Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-batchelder-greene/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-god/william-batchelder-greene/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Rule God Quotes By William Batchelder Greene",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The rule of God is not tyranny, for it does not partake of a political or governmental character -- it is not a rule of authority. God is not a governor of the universe, for a governor rules over those of a like nature with himself, and exercises a political and judicial power, while God exercises a creative, a preserving, and a determinative power of an altogether different kind. If I am a servant of God, I am under no tyranny; for God does not govern, but supports, sustains, and directs me.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "William Batchelder Greene"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-batchelder-greene/the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-does-not-partake-of-a-political/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/william-batchelder-greene-2186_authority_the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-do_714782.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/william-batchelder-greene-2186_authority_the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-do_714782.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/william-batchelder-greene-2186_authority_the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-do_714782.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The rule of God is not tyranny, for it does not partake of a political or governmental character -- it is…” — William Batchelder Greene",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-god/william-batchelder-greene/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-god/william-batchelder-greene/",
            "name": "Rule God Quotes by William Batchelder Greene",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-god/william-batchelder-greene/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/william-batchelder-greene-2186_authority_the-rule-of-god-is-not-tyranny-for-it-do_714782.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Rule God quotes by William Batchelder Greene. Plus more from William Batchelder Greene and more Rule God sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-god/william-batchelder-greene/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-god/william-batchelder-greene/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Rule God",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-god/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "William Batchelder Greene",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-god/william-batchelder-greene/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```