Obey Quotes

An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.

Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue.

A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?

The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war.

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.

Police in China can do whatever they want; after 81 days in arbitrary detention you clearly realise that they don't have to obey their own laws. In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want - not only you, your whole family and all people like you.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

I now add, farther, that the apostle's argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people to obey, and submit to, such rulers as act in contradiction to the public good, and so to the design of their office, that it proves the direct contrary.

Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do.

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.

The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you.

Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.

The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.

The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey.

With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I fine them.

All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not.

While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war.

Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.

To do my duty, I must obey God.

There is all the difference in the world between departure from recognised rules by one who has learned to obey them, and neglect of them through want of training or want of skill or want of understanding. Before you can be eccentric you must know where the circle is.

For us, destiny always feels... if you obey, it's almost a passive thing.

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

You can see God from anywhere if your mind is set to love and obey Him.

Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.

This free will business is a bit terrifying anyway. It's almost pleasanter to obey, and make the most of it.