Compulsion Quote by Laozi Download Open image “Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony.” — Laozi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Compulsion Harmony Law Men Peace
Society having ordained certain customs, men are bound to obey the law of society, and conform to its harmless orders. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
“The existence of laws, regulations, and procedures has never been sufficient to compel men to obedience. Productive obedience comes through the exercise of free… — Dean L. Larsen Copy Share Image
Man has free choice, or otherwise counsels, exhortations, commands, prohibitions, rewards and punishments would be in vain. — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
Whoever desires to live among men has to obey their laws this is what the secular morality of Western civilization comes down to. ...… — Max Horkheimer Copy Share Image
A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The world will never be in any manner of order or tranquility until men are firmly convinced that conscience, honor and credit are all… — Richard Steele Copy Share Image
If men would as fervently seek after love and righteousness as they do after opinions, there would be no strife on earth, and we… — Jakob Bohme Copy Share Image
The laws would not prevent each man from living according to his inclination, unless individuals harmed each other; for envy creates the beginning of… — Democritus Copy Share Image
Laws, however divine in origin and institution, would be found of little coercion among men, were the administration of them not committed to mortals. — Norm MacDonald Copy Share Image
It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an ax the desires of men — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
An orderly society cannot exist if every man may decide which laws he will obey. — Lewis F. Powell, Jr Copy Share Image
Men fight for freedom; then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven. — Laozi Copy Share Image
If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow… — Laozi Copy Share Image
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan for difficulty… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature... what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action. If you know these… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
“I take my actions because of my passion not because of compulsion.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
The individual, by means of the discipline imposed on him by sport, not only plays and finds relaxation from the various compulsions to which… — Jacques Ellul Copy Share Image
For many people it's Facebook, or sports on TV, whatever it is. I have my own demons that I battle. But whatever they are,… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
I think it's in our nature to try to get beyond that next horizon. I think that when we as a species are scratching… — Ron Howard Copy Share Image
Those of us with this ancient compulsion to tell stories sometimes start with a single kernel of something. — Edward P. Jones Copy Share Image
You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something… — Edgar Mitchell Copy Share Image
I found myself compelled - like this weird, shameful compulsion - to draw cute animals. — Lynda Barry Copy Share Image
Why am I always at war with myself? Why have I told, as if upon compulsion, what I knew all along I ought to… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
It is true that the virtues which are less esteemed and practiced now--independence, self-reliance, and the willingness to bear risks, the readiness to back… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
Not merely by rules of conduct and religious observances, nor by much learning either, nor even by attainment of concentration, nor by sleeping alone,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
