Obedience Quotes

824 Obedience quotes by 491 unique authors

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
When an apprentice gets hurt, or complains of being tired, the workmen and peasants have this fine expression: "It is the trade entering his body."… — Simone Weil
Religion is more like a response to a friend than it is like obedience to an expert. — Austin Farrer
Progress is not possible without discipline. A nation, institution, family or individual can advance only by heeding the words of those who deserve respect and… — Mata Amritanandamayi
... Every circumstance in life, no matter how crooked and distorted and ugly it appears to be, if it is reacted to in love and… — Hannah Hurnard
Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the… — Ignatius Loyola

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