Commands Quotes

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Any man can fart in a closed room and say that he commands the wind — Scott Lynch
Don't tell me about worth," Nita said. "My father commands fleets." "The wealthy measure everything with the weight of their money." Tool leaned close. "Sadna… — Paolo Bacigalupi
The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance. The mind commands the hand to move, and it… — Saint Augustine
The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 ... obeyed by faith ... obedience is the pathway to holiness ... no one will become holy apart… — Jerry Bridges
I speak and speak,â€ Marco says, â€œbut the listener retains only the words he is expecting. The description of the world to which you lend… — Italo Calvino
He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lakeside, He came to those men who knew Him not.… — Albert Schweitzer
A lord may love the men that he commands, but he cannot be a friend to them. One day he may need to sit in… — George R. R. Martin
Always attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes… — Steven Pressfield
Perhaps it is just as well to be rash and foolish for a while. If writers were too wise, perhaps no books would get written… — Zora Neale Hurston
Scarcely any law of our Redeemer is more openly transgressed, or more industriously evaded, than that by which he commands his followers to forgive injuries.… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Instruction, and advice, and commands will profit little, unless they are backed up by the pattern of your own life. Your children will never believe… — J C Ryle
It is not safe to despise what Love commands. He reigns supreme, and rules the mighty gods. — Unknown Author
Christ commands you to take up His cross and follow Him, not that He may humble you, or lay some penance upon you, but that… — Horace Bushnell
First you must learn to control your self. The rest follows. Blessed is he who knows himself and commands himself, for the world is his… — Robert A. Heinlein
If men act upon the teaching of the Word of God, and as proportionately men live according to the teaching and commands of the Bible,… — Francis Schaeffer
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in… — Milarepa
If a rabbit defined intelligence the way man does, then the most intelligent animal would be a rabbit, followed by the animal most willing to… — Robert Breault
In Shakespeare, unique individuals repudiate the stereotypes demanded by the structure of the play: Shylock commands our sympathy, Barnardine refuses to be hanged. Individuals trump… — Iain McGilchrist
It takes a childlike heart to feel the promptings of the Spirit, to surrender to those commands, and to obey. That is what it takes… — Henry B. Eyring
The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are… — Mustafa Akyol

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