Obligatory Quotes

39 quotes by 38 authors

Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims. — Abu Bakr
Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that… — Thomas Aquinas
There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Contented saturnine human figures, a dozen or so of them, sitting around a large long table...Perfect equality is to be the rule; no rising or… — Thomas Carlyle
We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory. — Theodore Bikel
English rain feels obligatory, like paperwork. It dampens already damn days and slicks the stones. — Maureen Johnson
The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all. — George Washington
If this spirit shall ever be so far debased, as to tolerate a law not obligatory on the legislature, as well as on the people,… — James Madison
I detest my past, and anyone else's. I detest resignation, patience, professional heroism and obligatory beautiful feelings. I also detest the decorative arts, folklore, advertising,… — Rene Magritte
Under the rules of a society that cannot distinguish between profit and profiteering, between money defined as necessity and money defined as luxury, murder is… — Lewis H. Lapham
It has become obligatory to fulfil a function which shall in some way be regarded as useful to the masses...Even an articulated mass always tends… — Karl Jaspers
If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. Similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all. — C.S. Lewis
We cannot go beyond the consumer society unless we first understand that obligatory public schools inevitably reproduce such a society, no matter what is taught… — Ivan Illich
The new soft totalitarianism that is advancing on the left wants to have a state religion. It is an atheist, nihilistic religion - but it… — Rocco Buttiglione
Is O used by RenÃ© and Sir Stephen, or does she in fact use them, and...all those irons and chains and obligatory debauchery, to fulfill… — Anne Desclos
It appears to be uncertain whether the journey of Mary with her husband was obligatory or voluntary. . . . Women were liable to a… — Frederic Farrar
We are all happy when U.S. soldiers are killed week in and week out. The killing of U.S. soldiers in Iraq is legitimate and obligatory. — Walid Jumblatt
Good and wise men, in all ages, have embraced a very dissimilar theory. They have supposed that the deity, from the relations we stand in… — Alexander Hamilton
A good digestion is as truly obligatory as a good conscience; pure blood is as truly a part of mankind as a pure faith; and… — Henry Ward Beecher
To pursue knowledge is obligatory on every believing man and woman. — Ibn Majah

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