Obedience Quotes

824 quotes by 500 authors

I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. — Teresa of Avila
Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. — Douglas Bader
It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart… — Albert Barnes
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. — Robert Benchley
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which… — Bruno Bettelheim
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety. — Aeschylus
One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty. — Nadia Boulanger
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. — Richard Branson
There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but… — Anatole Broyard
Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is. — Thomas Carlyle
Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media. — Noam Chomsky
Traditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it. — Deepak Chopra
I shall earnestly and persistently continue to urge all women to the practical recognition of the old Revolutionary maxim. Resistance to tyranny is obedience to… — Susan B. Anthony
The man of the true religious tradition understands two things: liberty and obedience. The first means knowing what you really want. The second means knowing… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The Lord Jesus died for the ungodly. He was obedient at all costs : He bore everything, and went down into the dust of death,… — John Nelson Darby
Hence, in a state of nature, no man had any moral power to deprive another of his life, limbs, property, or liberty; nor the least… — Alexander Hamilton
One great effect of prayer is that it enables the soul to command the body. By obedience I make my body submissive to my soul,… — Oswald Chambers
Every virtue is a form of obedience to God. Every evil word or act is a form of rebellion against Him. This may not be… — Stephen Neill
There was always talk of espirit de corps, of being gung ho, and that must have been a part of it. Better, tougher training, more… — James Brady

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