Obedience Quotes

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The fullest life is impossible without an immovable belief in a Living Law in obedience to which the whole universe moves. — Mahatma Gandhi
Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith. — William Arthur Ward
[M]orality is not a ritualistic obedience to a code of behavior imposed by an external authority. It is rather a healthy habit pattern that you… — Henepola Gunaratana
It may be laid down as a general rule, that their confidence in and obedience to a government, will be commonly proportioned to the goodness… — Alexander Hamilton
War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion throughout society these irresistible forces for uniformity, for passionate cooperation with the government… — Randolph Bourne
The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit. — Mahatma Gandhi
Audible prayer can never do the works of spiritual understanding, which regenerates; but silent prayer, watchfulness, and devout obedience enable us to follow Jesus example.… — Mary Baker Eddy
The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it - The Territory is worth. Empires which branch out widely are often more flourishing… — Thomas B. Macaulay
There are similarities between absolute power and absolute faith: a demand for absolute obedience, a readiness to attempt the impossible, a bias for simple solutionsto… — Eric Hoffer
He [Jesus] fought and conquered. On the one hand, he was man who struggled for his fathers and through his obedience cancelled their disobedience. On… — Irenaeus of Lyons
As our understanding of obedience deepens, we recognize the essential role of agency. — Robert D. Hales
Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folkways and superstition, and of cooperation for force.… — Peter Drucker
Donâ€™t win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room. — Orson Scott Card
If you give way, you will instantly have to meet some greater demand, as having been frightened into obedience in the first instance; while a… — Thucydides
The audience will teach you how to act and the audience will teach you how to write and to direct. The classroom will teach you… — David Mamet
If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice; for… — Charles Hodge
There are times when you have to obey a call which is the highest of all, i.e. the voice of conscience even though such obedience… — Mahatma Gandhi
What is the gospel itself but a merciful moderation, in which Christ's obedience is esteemed ours, and our sins laid upon him, wherein God, from… — Richard Sibbes
The happiest people I know are those who have an obsession to the obedience of God. — David Jeremiah
The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness. — R C Sproul

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