Commanded Quotes

185 quotes by 149 authors

Peace should be a hallmark of the godly person, first because it is a Godlike trait: God is called the God of peace several times… — Jerry Bridges
Divide and Conquer. As long as some people have commanded the work of others, this has been management's basic principle. — Peter Rachleff
I am persuaded, from all the facts that have come to me, that it would have been possible, if we had functioned as the Lord… — J. Reuben Clark
We are really doing our very best. There are no doubt many mistakes and shortcomings. A lot of things are done none too well. Some… — Winston Churchill
God did not intend that we should be cowards, or delinquents, or fools, or sinners or weaklings. He created us in his own image and… — Sterling W Sill
Trust cannot be commanded; and yet it is also correct that the only one who earns trust is the one who is prepared to grant… — Gustav Heinemann
Jesus never commanded believers to produce fruit. Fruit is the purpose of the branch, but it is not the responsibility of the branch. The branch… — Charles R. Swindoll
When the good pictures come, we hope they tell truths, but truths 'told slant,' just as Emily Dickinson commanded. — Sally Mann
... the Apostle says, 'he that says he abides in Christ ought himself also to walk as He walked' (I Jn. 2:6). Otherwise we make… — Pope Leo I
SYCOPHANT- One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor. — Ambrose Bierce
In a world threatened by a famine of righteousness and spiritual starvation, we have been commanded to sustain the prophet. As we give heed to,… — Carol F. McConkie
Victory will be ours soon, Iraqis will strike the necks as God has commanded you. — Saddam Hussein
To be a Christian is to believe we are commanded and authorised to say certain things to the world; to say things that will make… — Rowan Williams
It is upon record, that three centuries ago the tongue of the Right Whale was esteemed a great delicacy in France, and commanded large prices… — Herman Melville
When I am commanded to love, I am commanded to restore community, to resist injustice, and to meet the needs of my brothers. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers… — Joshua
It isn't a coincidence that prayer was commanded right after the year of sadness. The prayer was the greatest comfort. — Yasmin
It was with good reason that God commanded through Moses that the vineyard and harvest were not to be gleaned to the last grape or… — Martin Luther
Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself. — Saint Augustine
The law of God, as quite plainly expressed in woman's construction, is this: There shall be no limit put upon your intercourse with the other… — Mark Twain

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