Obey Quotes

Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.

To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.

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

I try to live the moment and not obey laws, rules, conventions, or norms; to react to a sensation, a feeling, or an emotion. You can't program emotion.

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

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.

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

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?

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.

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

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.

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

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.

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.

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

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.

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.

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.

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

Obey the principles without being bound by them.

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.

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.

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.