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When a gentleman hath learned to obey he will grow very much fitter to command; his own memory will advice him not to command too rigorous punishments.
George Savile, Lord Halifax (1633-1695) English statesman, author.
Those who know the least obey the best.
George Farquhar (1678-1707) Irish dramatist.
It is much safer to obey than to rule.
Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) German Monk.
The first law that ever God gave to man, was a law of obedience; it was a commandment pure and simple, wherein man had nothing to inquire after or to dispute, for as much as to obey is the proper office of a rational soul acknowledging a heavenly superior and benefactor. From obedience and submission spring all other virtues, as all sin does from self opinion and self will.
Montaigne.
No principle is more noble, as there is none more holy, then that of a true obedience.
H.Giles.
No man doth safely rule but he that hath learned gladly to obey.
It is vain thought to flee from the work that God appoints us, for the sake of finding a greater blessing, instead of seeking it where alone it is to be found in loving obedience.
George Eliot.
Thirty years of our Lord’s life are hidden in these words of the gospel; “He was subject unto them”.
Bossuet.
Let the ground of all religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, bur observe it because it is commanded. True obedience neither procrastinates nor questions.
Quarles.
Obedience to truth known, is the king’s highway to that which is still beyond us.
Obedience is the mother of success, and is wedded to safety.
Eschylus.
Let them obey that know not how to rule.
Shakespeare.
Let the child’s first lesson be obedience, and the second may be what thou wilt.
Fuller.
Filial obedience is the first and greatest requisite of a state; by this we become good subjects to our rulers, capable of behaving with just subordination to our superiors, and grateful defendants on heaven. By this we become good magistrates; for early submission is the truest lesson to those who would learn to rule. By this the whole state may be said to resemble one family, of which the monarch is the protector, father, and friend.
Goldsmith.
Obedience to God is the most infallible evidence of sincere and supreme love to him.
Emmons.
We are born subjects, and to obey God is perfect liberty. He that does this shall be free, safe, and happy.
Seneca.
Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.
Aristotle.
To obey God in some things, and not in others, shows an unsound heart. Childlike obedience moves toward every command of God, as the needle points where the loadstone draws.
T.Watson.
Doing the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about his plans.
G.Macdonald.
Obedience is not truly performed by the body, if the heart is dissatisfied.
Saadi.
One very common error misleads the opinion of mankind, that authority is pleasant, and submission painful. In the general course of human affairs the very reverse of this is nearer to the truth. Command is anxiety; obedience is ease.
Paley.
How will you find good? It is not a thing of choice; it is a river that flows from the foot of the invisible throne, and flows by the path of obedience.
George Eliot.
Now these are the Laws of the jungle, and many and mighty are they;
But the head and the hoof of the Law and the haunch and the hump is Obey!
Kipling, First jungle Book
George Savile, Lord Halifax (1633-1695) English statesman, author.
Those who know the least obey the best.
George Farquhar (1678-1707) Irish dramatist.
It is much safer to obey than to rule.
Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) German Monk.
The first law that ever God gave to man, was a law of obedience; it was a commandment pure and simple, wherein man had nothing to inquire after or to dispute, for as much as to obey is the proper office of a rational soul acknowledging a heavenly superior and benefactor. From obedience and submission spring all other virtues, as all sin does from self opinion and self will.
Montaigne.
No principle is more noble, as there is none more holy, then that of a true obedience.
H.Giles.
No man doth safely rule but he that hath learned gladly to obey.
It is vain thought to flee from the work that God appoints us, for the sake of finding a greater blessing, instead of seeking it where alone it is to be found in loving obedience.
George Eliot.
Thirty years of our Lord’s life are hidden in these words of the gospel; “He was subject unto them”.
Bossuet.
Let the ground of all religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, bur observe it because it is commanded. True obedience neither procrastinates nor questions.
Quarles.
Obedience to truth known, is the king’s highway to that which is still beyond us.
Obedience is the mother of success, and is wedded to safety.
Eschylus.
Let them obey that know not how to rule.
Shakespeare.
Let the child’s first lesson be obedience, and the second may be what thou wilt.
Fuller.
Filial obedience is the first and greatest requisite of a state; by this we become good subjects to our rulers, capable of behaving with just subordination to our superiors, and grateful defendants on heaven. By this we become good magistrates; for early submission is the truest lesson to those who would learn to rule. By this the whole state may be said to resemble one family, of which the monarch is the protector, father, and friend.
Goldsmith.
Obedience to God is the most infallible evidence of sincere and supreme love to him.
Emmons.
We are born subjects, and to obey God is perfect liberty. He that does this shall be free, safe, and happy.
Seneca.
Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.
Aristotle.
To obey God in some things, and not in others, shows an unsound heart. Childlike obedience moves toward every command of God, as the needle points where the loadstone draws.
T.Watson.
Doing the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about his plans.
G.Macdonald.
Obedience is not truly performed by the body, if the heart is dissatisfied.
Saadi.
One very common error misleads the opinion of mankind, that authority is pleasant, and submission painful. In the general course of human affairs the very reverse of this is nearer to the truth. Command is anxiety; obedience is ease.
Paley.
How will you find good? It is not a thing of choice; it is a river that flows from the foot of the invisible throne, and flows by the path of obedience.
George Eliot.
Now these are the Laws of the jungle, and many and mighty are they;
But the head and the hoof of the Law and the haunch and the hump is Obey!
Kipling, First jungle Book
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