Obedient Quotes

241 quotes by 185 authors

I obeyed, but my crime was that I did not look obedient. — Tehmina Durrani
The man the state has put in place must have obedient hearing to his least command when it is right, and even when it's not. — Sophocles
The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient-at others so bewildered and weak-and at others again, so tyrannic, so beyond control! — Jane Austen
A tranquil city of good laws, fine architecture, and clean streets is like a classroom of obedient dullards, or a field of gelded bulls -… — Mark Helprin
The man who has no inner life is a slave of his surroundings, as the barometer is the obedient servant of the air. — Lisa Alther
The life that intends to be wholly obedient, wholly submissive, wholly listening, is astonishing in its completeness. Its joys are ravishing, its peace profound, its… — Thomas Raymond Kelly
The Formless Supreme Being abides in the Realm of Eternity. Over His creation He casts His glance of grace. In that Realm are contained all… — Guru Nanak
He whose son is obedient to him, whose wife's conduct is in accordance with his wishes, and who is content with his riches, has his… — Chanakya
With these vast advantages, ordinary and extraordinary, one would have supposed the North would have been content, and would have at least respected the security… — Robert Toombs
Our Savior was crucified for our sakes that by His death He might give us life and train and attract us all to endurance. To… — Saint Basil
I have always tried to be obedient regarding important matters like not being scalded to death by burning oil, but when public opinion takes a… — Barbara Dana
The love of Christ is always there and unchanging, no matter what we do, but it is when we are obedient that we actually begin… — Criss Jami
It is a base thing for the countenance to be obedient and to regulate and compose itself as the mind commands, and for the mind… — Marcus Aurelius
Thou breeze, That mak'st an organ of the mighty sea, Obedient to thy wilful phantasies, Provoke him not to scorn; but soft and low, As… — Hartley Coleridge
I'm not a perfectionist, but I like discipline. I'm obedient, but I'm not a perfectionist. I think it's important to work your hardest and be… — Natalie Portman
I think one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty. We encourage you… — Newt Gingrich
My relationship with God has gotten so much stronger. He's always had his hand on me. He always guided me. I didn't always go where… — Unknown Author
Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo - obedient to our keepers, but dangerous… — Angela Davis
I am extremely square and obedient in nature! — Tina Fey
A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared… — Aldous Huxley

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