Obliges Quotes

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I have been scientifically studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so-called,) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I… — Mark Twain
Self defense is a primary law of nature, which no subsequent law of society can abolish; the immediate gift of the Creator, obliges everyone to… — Elbridge Gerry
The Quran obliges every able Muslim to participate in jihad and fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, and kill them wherever… — Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
What you see is the bread and the chalice; that is what your own eyes report to you. But what your faith obliges you to… — Saint Augustine
How could a readiness for war in time of peace be safely prohibited, unless we could prohibit, in like manner, the preparations and establishments of… — James Madison
Each human being was given two qualities: power and the gift. Power directs us towards our destiny; the gift obliges us to share with others… — Paulo Coelho
Everything new troubles us. Life catches us unawares and obliges us to journey towards the unknown, even when we do not want to, even when… — Paulo Coelho
Whatever defamation of character my enemies are spreading about me, I do not feel the need to justify myself toward them. While discretion obliges me… — Toussaint Louverture
No mans error becomes his own Law; nor obliges him to persist in it. — Thomas Hobbes
I have quitted all forms of devotion and set prayers but those to which my state obliges me. And I make it my business only… — Brother Lawrence
Action learning particularly obliges subjects to become aware of their own value systems, by demanding that the real problems tackled carry some risk of personal… — Reg Revans
A God who chastises our lack of faith, our vices, the little esteem in which we hold dignity and the civic virtues. We tolerate vice,… — Jose Rizal
Forcing yourself to use restricted means is the sort of restraint that liberates invention. It obliges you to make a kind of progress that you… — Pablo Picasso
Modern value-neutral society (Gesellschaft rather than Gemeinschaft) is systematized predation tempered not by conscience or values but rather merely by a system of law, which… — Kenny Smith
I mention this only to shew that the citations of the most judicious authors frequently deceive us, and consequently that prudence obliges us to examine… — Pierre Bayle
My religion enables me, obliges me to imbibe all that is good in all the great religions of the earth. — Mahatma Gandhi
Some people have a view of self and of the universe that obliges them to struggle for happiness, to yearn for happiness-"some time in the… — Nathaniel Branden
The objects of a financier are, then, to secure an ample revenue; to impose it with judgment and equality; to employ it economically; and, when… — Edmund Burke
As a neighboring funeral terrifies sick misers, and fear obliges them to have some regard for themselves; so, the disgrace of others will often deter… — Horace
Close reading of tough-minded writing is still the best, cheapest, and quickest method known for learning to think for yourself... Reading, and rigorous discussion of… — John Taylor Gatto

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