Oblige Quotes

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According to an old French motto, Noblesse oblige - one must live up to one's name. The Rothschilds' condition of life has imposed on them… — Guy de Rothschild
Let us keep the discoveries and indisputable measurements of physics. But ... A more complete study of the movements of the world will oblige us,… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
In law it is good policy to never plead what you need not, lest you oblige yourself to prove what you can not. — Abraham Lincoln
It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred. — Seneca the Younger
Authority and power are two different things: power is the force by means of which you can oblige others to obey you. Authority is the… — Jacques Maritain
The task of a teacher is not to work for the pupil nor to oblige him to work, but to show him how to work. — Wanda Landowska
The discipline of colleges and universities is in general contrived, not for the benefit of the students, but for the interest, or more properly speaking,… — Adam Smith
Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you ask the Universe to be your partner and guide you on the path to wholeness, it will oblige. — Debbie Ford
Muhammad brought down from heaven and put into the Koran not religious doctrines only, but political maxims, criminal and civil laws, and scientific theories. TheÂ… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Each human being has his own sexual profile, and should exercise it without guilt - provided he does not oblige others to exercise it with… — Paulo Coelho
Anarchists are opposed to violence; everyone knows that. The main plank of anarchism is the removal of violence from human relations. It is life based… — Errico Malatesta
The question may seem embarrassing, but it can be answered in a few words. For two people to live in peace they must both want… — Errico Malatesta
The function of high school, then, is not so much to communicate knowledge as to oblige children finally to accept the grading system as a… — Jules Henry
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige… — Seneca the Younger
A prisoner in the Inquisition is never allowed to see the face of his accuser, or of the witnesses against him, but every method is… — John Foxe
The more we oblige, the more we self-censor, the more we appease, the bolder the enemy gets. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
To exact of every man who writes that he should say something new, would be to reduce authors to a small number; to oblige the… — Samuel Johnson
He's got a rematch clause in his contract but I'm not sure if he's going to want to exercise that rematch but if he does,… — Carl Froch
The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to preserve the balance between the respective States, and oblige them to do those things which are essential… — Henry Knox

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