Obedience Quotes

824 Obedience quotes by 491 unique authors

The only safe and honorable course for a self-respecting man is to do what I have decided to do, that is, to submit without protest… — Mahatma Gandhi
That was a judicious mother who said, "I obey my children for the first year of their lives, but ever after I expect them to… — Henry Ward Beecher
A man cannot free himself by any self-denying ordinances, neither by water nor potatoes, nor by violent possibilities, by refusing to swear, refusing to pay… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Heroism works in contradiction to the voice of mankind and in contradiction, for a time, to the voice of the great and good. Heroism is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The blacks of this region are a cheerful, careless, dirty, race, not hard worked, and in many respects indulgently treated. It is of course the… — William C. Bryant
A woman's long hair symbolizes that she submits to God's plan and to the family leadership of her husband. It is her glory. It is… — David K. Bernard
Since strict obedience is demanded and harshly enforced, only the least talented, least articulate, least nuanced thinkers, least likely to take a stand against abuse,… — Kate Kelly
Obedience to God's will is the secret of spiritual knowledge and insight. — Eric Liddell
From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion. — Michel de Montaigne
We owe subjection and obedience to all our kings, whether good or bad, alike, for that has respect unto their office; but as to esteem… — Michel de Montaigne
The man who obeys is nearly always better than the man who commands. — Ernest Renan
To escape the error of salvation by works we have fallen into the opposite error of salvation without obedience. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
We may sing, 'Crown Him Lord of all,' and rejoice in the tones of the loud-sounding organ and the deep melody of harmonious voices, but… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
One misconception is that if we follow God in the life of faith, and that means obedience - that we read His Word, we're obedient,… — Anne Graham Lotz
You do not fail in obedience through lack of love, but you have lost love because you never attempted obedience. — C.S. Lewis
Within the next generation I believe that the world's leaders will discover that infant conditioning and narco-hypnosis are more efficient, as instruments of government, than… — Aldous Huxley
Obedience is yielded more readily to one who commands gently. — Seneca the Younger
It is a bitter dose to be taught obedience after you have learned to rule. — Publilius Syrus
A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience… — Herman Melville
God does not call us to be successful, but to be obedient. — Billy Graham
Women are told from their infancy, and taught by the example of their mothers, that a little knowledge of human weakness, justly termed cunning, softness… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
It is infinitely easier to suffer in obedience to a human command than to accept suffering as free, responsible men. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don't ask questions... You follow and obey. — Bai Ling
As one might expect, authoritarianism will at times cause children and students to adopt rebellious positions, defiant of any limit, discipline, or authority. But it… — Paulo Freire
What our Lord said about cross-bearing and obedience is not in fine type. It is in bold print on the face of the contract. — Vance Havner

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