Obey Quotes

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.

Every person has free choice. Free to obey or disobey the Natural Laws. Your choice determines the consequences. Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.

One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it.

I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.

The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?

It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey.

The old sergeant from headquarters treats me like a son and takes the greatest pride in whatever I do or write. He regularly assigns me now to certain doors, and I always obey orders like the little gentleman that I am.

The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the grass with the splendor of lilies. How much more, then, will He care for us, who are made in His image? Our only concern is to obey the heavenly Father and leave the consequences to Him.

And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.

Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.

Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.

If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey.