Commanded Quotes

185 quotes by 149 authors

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me from France took charge of… — John James Audubon
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. — Francis Bacon
The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws. — John Adams
Since God had commanded it, it was necessary that I do it. Since God commanded it, even if I had a hundred fathers and mothers,… — Joan of Arc
To be governed is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-ridden, regulated, penned up, indoctrinated, preached at, checked, appraised, seized, censured, commanded, by beings… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Those who follow the banners oreason are like the well-disciplined battalions which, wearing a more sober uniform and making a less dazzling show than the… — Walter Scott
To be governed ... is to be watched, inspected, directed, indoctrinated, numbered, estimated, regulated, commanded, controlled, law-driven, preached at, spied upon, censured, checked, valued, enrolled… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
I will keep my body charged with energy for fulfillment of my purpose, in accord with that which is commanded of me... — Walter Russell
The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it. We cannot cede… — Barack Obama
Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known the effect cannot be produced. Nature to be commanded must… — Francis Bacon
Though we are commanded to 'wash ourselves', to 'cleanse ourselves from sins', to 'purge ourselves from all our iniquities', yet to imagine that we can… — John Owen
Once you assume a creator and a plan, it makes us objects in a cruel experiment whereby we are created sick and commanded to be… — Christopher Hitchens
Men go forth to wonder at the height of mountains, the huge waves of the sea, the broad flow of the ocean, the course of… — Saint Augustine
We are not commanded (or forbidden) to love our mates, our children, our friends, our country because such affections come naturally to us and are… — Wystan Hugh Auden
God called Abraham and commanded him to go out from the country where he was living. With this call God has roused us all, and… — Justin Martyr
Impatience never commanded success. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Who can stop climate change? We can. You and you and you, and me. And it is not just that we can stop it, we… — Desmond Tutu
The field of earth and of our human nature is now no longer barren but full of the seed of divine life. But it takes… — Peter Kreeft
NEIGHBOR, n. One whom we are commanded to love as ourselves, and who does all he knows how to make us disobedient. — Ambrose Bierce

Who Wrote These Commanded Quotes

149 authors contributed a total of 185 Commanded Quotes, led by these top contributors: