Command Quotes

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Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God. — George Whitefield
Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me… — Walt Whitman
Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along. — Paramahansa Yogananda
Money commands everything because that's our interpretation of capitalism... what kind of world is that? It's a very uncomfortable interpretation of a human being. We… — Muhammad Yunus
Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Man depends on God for all things: God depends on man for one. Without man's love God does not exist as God, only as creator,… — Archibald MacLeish
The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things: bread and… — Juvenal
When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that… — Dave Barry
For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula,… — Charles Bukowski
Thou shalt not commit adultry is a command which makes no distinction between the following persons. They are all required to obey it: children at… — Mark Twain
Behold the hands, how they promise, conjure, appeal, menace, pray, supplicate, refuse, beckon, interrogate, admire, confess, cringe, instruct, command, mock and what not besides, with… — Michel de Montaigne
Ms. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin of each member… — Bill Watterson
Believe me, when I say; There are no two powers That command the soul. One is God The other is the tide. -Anon From the… — Clive Barker
not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of . . . but to place before mankind the common sense of… — Thomas Jefferson
Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history, mankind has been bullied by scum. Those who lord it over… — P.J. O'Rourke
Q. What is your view of the daily discipline of the Christian life - the need for taking time to be alone with God? Lewis:… — C.S. Lewis
Youth need guidance, direction, and proper restraint...Parents, too, have a responsibility in this training not to provoke children to wrath. They should be considerate not… — David O. McKay
When God commands, do it! — Joseph Smith, Jr.
A prince must not have any other object nor any other thoughtâ€¦ but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art… — Niccolo Machiavelli
In that Holy Place where you tell Him everything and he understands; there are angels who stand in wait to hear his every command. How… — Marianne Williamson

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