Oblige Quotes

63 Oblige quotes by 55 unique authors

To deschool means to abolish the power of one person to oblige another. — Ivan Illich
As to posterity, I may ask what has it ever done to oblige me? — Thomas Gray
To oblige persons often costs little and helps much. — Baltasar Gracian
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in… — James Madison
The problem is that borrowing money to pay back more borrowed money that will oblige you in the future to borrow even more money doesn't… — John Podhoretz
We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly. — Voltaire
There is nothing in machinery, there is nothing in embankments and railways and iron bridges and engineering devices to oblige them to be ugly. Ugliness… — H.G. Wells
My body has been making women laugh for the last 20 years and I'm happy to continue to oblige. — Rainn Wilson
Life is made of our attitudes. And there are certain things that the gods oblige us to live through. Their reason for this does not… — Paulo Coelho
I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth… — Leo Tolstoy
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.… — James Madison
It is absurd to expect the inclinations and wishes of two human beings to coincide, through any long period of time. To oblige them to… — William Godwin
I thought I'd stumbled on Sleeping Beauty and her ugly sister,' said another voice, 'waiting for the kiss of true love to wake them from… — John Flanagan
Wondering where Ranger was now, when I needed him. Why wasn’t he here, insisting on locking me up in a safe house? Now that my… — Janet Evanovich
Lady, right now you could tell me to throw myself under a bus to make you happy, and I’d oblige you. (Xypher) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I speak only of myself since I do not wish to convince, I have no right to drag others into my river, I oblige no… — Tristan Tzara
We are never quits with those who oblige us," was Dantes' reply; "for when we do not owe them money, we owe them gratitude. — Alexandre Dumas
If the mind's not strong, the body acts weak, even if it's not. If the mind says it's too cold or too rainy or too… — Wendelin Van Draanen
If you want to be a slave in life, then continue going around asking others to do for you. They will oblige, but you will… — Terry Goodkind
And it's really very difficult to kill someone when all your inner instincts would oblige you to take off your hat first! — Susan Kay
Kill her for me," she said in that whiny little-girl voice. Diego took a step toward me, wearing an expression that told me he was… — Meg Cabot
How did you find me anyway." "For all that I must keep reminding you that I am not a bloodhound, it's true that on occasion,… — Mira Grant
Aphrodite,” [Annabeth] said. “Venus?” Hazel asked in amazement. “Mom,” Piper said with no enthusiasm. “Girls!” The goddess spread her arms like she wanted a group… — Rick Riordan
They would find this House of Hades. They'd take the Doors of Death. And by the gods, if Leo had to design a grabber arm… — Rick Riordan
Time was our very first king. We all live our lives to the aggressive ticking of the clock. We don't question that our lives are… — Lauren DeStefano

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