Things happen for a reason Quote by John Milton

For contemplation he and valour formed; / For softness she and sweet attractive grace, / He for God only, she for God in him:…

— John Milton

All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either upon an art, or upon a man.

— Francis Bacon

Authority is by nothing so much strengthened and confirmed as by custom; for no man easily distrusts the things which he and all men…

— William Temple

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.

— William Penn

The belief in authority is the source of conscience; which is therefore not the voice of God in the heart of man, but the…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The authority of God is not ... an arbitrary, external authority, demanding blind obedience ... The authority of God is a wooing and conquering…

— G C Berkouwer

“As de Beauvoir put it, religion had given men a God like themselves--a God exclusively male in imagery, which legitimized and sealed their power.…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“The knight in shining armor who does all he can to protect others, the gentleman who lays down his cloak or opens a door…

— Eric Metaxas

“Men's souls are naturally inclined to covetousness; but if ye be kind towards women and fear to wrong them, God is well acquainted with…

— Nevil Shute

The most absolute authority is that which penetrates into a man's innermost being and concerns itself no less with his will than with his…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Over the times thou hast no power. . . . Solely over one man thou hast quite absolute power. Him redeem and make honest.

— Thomas Carlyle

If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority

— Yugoslavian Proverb