Command Quotes

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God never demands anything that He does not provide for. Whatever God commands us to do, He equips us to do. — Myles Munroe
As soon as we lay ourselves entirely at His feet, we have enough light given to us to guide our own steps. We are like… — George Eliot
Oh, propriety," says Mrs Benjamin. "We're always so concerned with propriety. Even in total madness, we still stick to our hierarchies and chains of command. — Robert Jackson Bennett
The true foundation of the brotherhood of humankind is belief in the knowledge that God is the Father of humankind. For us, therefore, brotherhood is… — Harry S. Truman
The mind commands the mind to will, and yet, though it be itself, it minds not. What is this monstrous thing? And why is it? — Saint Augustine
Virtue, though clothed in a beggar's garb, commands respect. — Friedrich Schiller
How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself? — Francois Rabelais
Let us beware of saying there are laws in nature. There are only necessities: there is no one to command, no one to obey, no… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep. — Miguel de Cervantes
There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language; an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law… — Learned Hand
The picture waits for my verdict; it is not to command me, but I am to settle its claim to praise. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A well-read writer, with good taste, is one who has the command of the wit of other men; he searches where knowledge is to be… — Isaac D'Israeli
Iâ€™ve always tried to find God in lots of different things, whether thatâ€™s been drugs, women, etc, etcâ€¦ But all those things are tangible and… — Matthew Healy
A police state finds that it cannot command the grain to grow. — John F. Kennedy
I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. I look forward to… — John F. Kennedy
I may command where I adore. — William Shakespeare
The man who obeys is nearly always better than the man who commands. — Ernest Renan
A religion which has lost its basic conviction about the interconnection of men with men in their common struggles for the human, will never command… — Max Lerner
The divinity who rules within us, forbids us to leave this world without his command. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands. — Charles de Gaulle

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