Obedience Quotes

824 Obedience quotes by 491 unique authors

It has always happened that tyrants, in order to strengthen their power, have made every effort to train their people not only in obedience and… — Etienne de La Boetie
Just as order gave life and beauty to the earth when it was dark and void, so it does to us. Obedience helps us develop… — James E. Faust
Yesterday's partial obedience creates staggering consequences in today's experiences. — Priscilla Shirer
According to God, the One who designed and instituted marriage, love is a choice. Itâ€™s a matter of obedience, not emotion. — Kay Arthur
Sometimes we are clarified and calmed healthily, as we never were before in our lives, not by an opiate, but by some unconscious obedience to… — Henry David Thoreau
Obedience sets a woman apart, fills her with life, permits her to be God-blessed. — Elaine A. Cannon
Obedience . . . allows us to reach a higher and more spiritual level in life, using our agency to do the will of the… — Unknown Author
Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child. — Anne Sullivan Macy
Christian obedience, by its very nature, has a heroic character. — Hans Urs von Balthasar
Be kindly and just in your dealings with your men. Never play favorites. Make them feel that justice tempered with mercy may always be counted… — John A. Lejeune
You cannot obey God without your obedience spilling out in a blessing to all those around you. — Adrian Rogers
True obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force. — Dorothy Day
The loving care of Mother Earth is in many quarters replacing the former sense of obedience to the Heavenly Father. — Unknown Author
The safe place lies in obedience to God's Word, singleness of heart and holy vigilance. — A B Simpson
Many man's scruples lie almost wholly about obedience to authority and compliance with indifferent customs, but very seldom about the dangers of disobedience and unpeaceableness… — John Tillotson
Certainly one of the highest duties of the citizen is a scrupulous obedience to the laws of the nation. But it is not the highest… — Thomas Jefferson
A Christian is one who recognizes Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, as God manifested in the flesh, loving us and… — Charles Hodge
I want each one of my children to be a hundred times greater than I could ever be. Everyone of you must be a giant-… — Swami Vivekananda
Everything in all creation responds in obedience to the Creator... until we get to you and me. We have the audacity to look God in… — David Platt
One mustn't allow acting to be like stoc kbroker - you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to go… — John Gielgud

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