Character Quote by George Bernard Shaw

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

— Aristotle

All persecution is a sign of fear; for if we did not fear the power of an opinion different from our own, we should…

— Phyllis Bottome

“It is unjust, but only Christlike, to suffer persecution for doing what is right.”

— Joyce Rachelle

When you find me attempting to break into your house to take your plate, under any pretence whatsoever, but most of all under pretence…

— Edmund Burke

We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.

— Ovid

Persecutions are inevitable as a Christian. We are not greater than our Master, Jesus Christ, in whose Holy Spirit we gain strength to endure.

— Anonymous

“These are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are…

— Beth Moore

“When you suddenly command some unusual, unexpected course of action, then even if it is something you have hitherto forbidden, even if for the…

— Augustine of Hippo

I have been persecuted since I joined politics, and I have been living in persecution since then.

— Roy Bennett

“You have asked me what I would do and what I would not do. I will tell you what I will do and what…

— James Joyce

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

— Len Wein

We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those denied us.

— Ovid