Obedience simulates subordination as fear of the police simulates honesty. Votes: 3
George Bernard ShawDisobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. Votes: 3
Henry David ThoreauMediation gives you knowledge about God. Obedience gives you knowledge of God. Votes: 3
Adrian RogersObedience, submission, discipline, courage--these are among the characteristics which make a man. Votes: 3
Samuel SmilesObedience is a powerful spiritual medicine. It comes close to being a cure-all. Votes: 3
Boyd K. PackerObedience sets a woman apart, fills her with life, permits her to be God-blessed. Votes: 3
Elaine A. CannonObedience to public authority ought not to be based either on ignorance or stupidity. Votes: 3
Napoleon BonaparteObedience may have its uses, but it is no substitute for willing, uncoerced co-operation. Votes: 3
Eleanor RooseveltObedience to truth known, is the king's highway to that which is still beyond us. Votes: 3
Francis QuarlesObedience to the will of God is the pathway to perpetual honor and everlasting joy. Votes: 3
Charles SpurgeonObedience to God is the most infallible evidence of sincere and supreme love to him. Votes: 3
Nathanael EmmonsFrom Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion. Votes: 3
Michel de MontaigneObedience is the true holocaust which we sacrifice to God on the altar of our hearts. Votes: 3
Philip NeriObedience is the fruit of faith; patience is the early blossom on the tree of faith. Votes: 3
Christina RossettiObedience is the road to freedom, humility the road to pleasure, unity the road to personality. Votes: 3
C. S. LewisObedience leads to true freedom. The more we obey revealed truth, the more we become liberated. Votes: 3
James E. FaustObedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child. Votes: 3
Anne Sullivan MacyObedience is an emblem of our faith in the wisdom and power of the highest authority, even God. Votes: 3
L. Tom PerryHe who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander. Votes: 2
Marcus Tullius CiceroI know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. Votes: 2
Teresa of ÁvilaWoman's happiness consists in obeying; she objects to a man who yields too much. Votes: 2
Jules MicheletGrades don't measure anything other than your relevant obedience to a manager. Votes: 1
John Taylor GattoOnly he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes. Votes: 1
Dietrich BonhoefferBy disobeying immoral orders, that individual preserves the institution's highest rank - dignity. Votes: 1
Bryant McGillThis is what we are made for: promises, pledges, and sworn oaths of obedience. Votes: 1
Lauren OliverNothing saddens me more than seeing how quickly the dog grows used to its leash. Votes: 1
Marty RubinWhat seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines. Votes: 1
Ignatius of LoyolaAll children are born rebels and explorers until they're taught to sit still and obey. Votes: 1
Marty RubinStorms are not punishment for lack of obedience; oftentimes they are the result of obedience! Votes: 1
David JeremiahTo be all we are designed to be, we must consult the great designer -- consistently. Votes: 1
Terry CrousonStrengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience. Votes: 1
Mary WollstonecraftThe reasonableness of the command to obey parents is clear to children, even when quite young. Votes: 1
Noah WebsterTrust is an act of the mind, while obedience is an act of the hands and feet. Votes: 1
David JeremiahWe can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying Votes: 1
Stephen E. AmbroseWhat God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it. Votes: 1
John BunyanThe bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word. Votes: 1
Charles StanleyAn advice is truly valuable when people not just give it their ears but also their obedience. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriObligation is a more effective weapon against the Will than any penalty, threat or act of force. Votes: 1
Ashim ShankerGod favors men and women who delight in being made worthy of happiness before the happiness itself. Votes: 1
Criss JamiAll the social ills thatlaw presumes to correct exist because people are not free tolearn and grow. Votes: 1
Jeremy LockePeople often find comfort in ignorance of illusions, but rarely find solace in the truth of reality. Votes: 1
Lionel SuggsI don't do what I'm told, but I might do what you want if you ask me nicely. Votes: 1
Cassandra ClareThe beauty of obedience is that what God expects you to do, He also enables you to do. Votes: 1
Jim GeorgeObeying is like eating and drinking. There's nothing like it if you've been without it for too long. Votes: 1
Hermann HesseYou will know as much of God, and only as much of God, as you are willing to put into practice. Votes: 1
Eric LiddellYesterday's partial obedience creates staggering consequences in today's experiences. Votes: 0
Priscilla ShirerFaith, spirituality, and obedience produce a prepared and self-reliant people. Votes: 0
Keith B. McMullinFor there is no obedience without humility, nor humility without charity. Votes: 0
St. Catherine of SienaA Nuns Life: Chastity, poverty, and obedience. Wait, chastity?" BUMPER STICKER Votes: 0
Darynda JonesEvery duty, even the least duty, involves the whole principle of obedience. Votes: 0
Henry Edward ManningThe virtue of paganism was strength; the virtue of Christianity is obedience. Votes: 0
Augustus HareForce does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers. Votes: 0
Jean-Jacques RousseauAll knowledge is the outgrowth of obedience; everything else is just information. Votes: 0
Watchman NeeHeartfelt and willing obedience invites the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. Votes: 0
David A. BednarA revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God. Votes: 0
Charles Grandison FinneyI'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it. Votes: 0
John Gresham MachenMen do not want solely the obedience of women, they want their sentiments. Votes: 0
John Stuart MillI know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible. Votes: 0
Teresa of AvilaBelief compelled through fear is not belief, it is blind and forced obedience. Votes: 0
Carlton PearsonEvery obedience is not easy. This is for Jesus Christ. He deserves everything! Votes: 0
James MacDonaldFaith is the power, obedience the sacrifice, love the means, Christ the reason. Votes: 0
Boyd K. PackerIf you want to change people's obedience then you must change their imagination. Votes: 0
Paul RicoeurBlind obedience in the name of patriotism or religion ultimately takes our lives. Votes: 0
Terry Tempest WilliamsGod seeks comrades and claims love, The devil seeks slaves and claims obedience. Votes: 0
Rabindranath TagoreSince when has obedience to Christ and His Gospel become optional to Christianity? Votes: 0
K.P. YohannanIn the spiritual realm, the opposite of ignorance is not knowledge, it's obedience. Votes: 0
Howard G. HendricksAs our understanding of obedience deepens, we recognize the essential role of agency. Votes: 0
Robert D. HalesThe golden rule for understanding in spiritual matters is not intellect, but obedience. Votes: 0
Oswald ChambersMuch of education today focuses on obedience skills rather than critical thinking skills. Votes: 0
Bryant McGillThe pleasure we feel in music springs from the obedience which is in it. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauThe Lord gives his people perpetual joy when they walk in obedience to him. Votes: 0
Dwight L. MoodyThe best measure of a spiritual life is not its ecstasies but its obedience. Votes: 0
Oswald ChambersIn the spiritual life only one thing produces genuine joy and that is obedience. Votes: 0
Richard J. FosterCaring for God's endowment in a thrifty fashion is a form of biblical obedience. Votes: 0
Ted MallochCareful obedience to God's law may serve as a strategy for rebelling against God Votes: 0
Timothy KellerPrayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience. Votes: 0
Aiden Wilson TozerBeing a team player should not imply a demand for simple obedience and conformity. Votes: 0
Alfie KohnInstant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions. Votes: 0
Rick WarrenThe fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness. Votes: 0
R. C. SproulChrist wrought out His perfect obedience as a man, through temptation, and by suffering. Votes: 0
Alexander MacLarenDonât win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room. Votes: 0
Orson Scott CardThe essence of knowledge is to know what obedience and worship are -Abu Hamid al Votes: 0
Al-GhazaliLet the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt. Votes: 0
Benjamin FranklinPersonally I declare that I owe the Pope no other obedience than that to Antichrist. Votes: 0
Martin LutherFor politics is not like the nursery; in politics obedience and support are the same. Votes: 0
Hannah ArendtRadical obedience always gives priority to what God has said over what He hasn't said. Votes: 0
Bill JohnsonThe safe place lies in obedience to God's Word, singleness of heart and holy vigilance. Votes: 0
A. B. SimpsonGod bless thee; and put meekness in thy breast, Love, charity, obedience, and true duty! Votes: 0
William ShakespeareGrace does not lead us to overlook obedience. Grace compels and empowers us for obedience. Votes: 0
Kevin DeYoungThe King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience. Votes: 0
Patrick HenryWalking in the light means we pursue obedience and are honest about our remaining darkness. Votes: 0
Kevin DeYoungThe essence of Christian obedience is not do's and don'ts but personal allegiance to Jesus. Votes: 0
Timothy KellerBecause of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don't ask questions... You follow and obey. Votes: 0
Bai LingIt is difficult to practice obedience; but it is even more difficult to practice leadership. Votes: 0
Gregory of NazianzusThe strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers. Votes: 0
ThucydidesJesus resolved the false opposition between obedience and freedom and opened the path to freedom Votes: 0
Pope Benedict XVIThe drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after. Votes: 0
R. Lee ErmeyThe step of obedience always precedes revelation. That pattern is evident all through the Scripture. Votes: 0
Chuck MisslerFaith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience to God. Votes: 0
Dietrich BonhoefferTrue worship is obedience to God for no other reason than that you delight in God. Votes: 0
J.D. GreearThe day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power. Votes: 0
Spencer W. KimballThe day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power." Votes: 0
Spencer W. KimballThe happiest people I know are those who have an obsession to the obedience of God. Votes: 0
David JeremiahWhen love firmly settles in the heart, the limbs will only act in obedience to Allah. Votes: 0
Ibn RajabThe dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to the strength of the spirit. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiPhilosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety. Votes: 0
Baruch SpinozaThere is a state of perfect peace with God which can be attained under imperfect obedience. Votes: 0
John OwenFaith enables us to obey when obedience is costly or seems unreasonable to the natural mind. Votes: 0
Jerry BridgesOur enemy is more aware than we are of the spiritual possibilities that depend upon obedience. Votes: 0
Amy CarmichaelReasoned and willing obedience to the laws of the State is the first lesson in non-co-operation. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiReligion is more like a response to a friend than it is like obedience to an expert. Votes: 0
Austin FarrerIn a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law. Votes: 0
Calvin CoolidgeSteadfastness in obedience to God is not a choice to make but a lifestyle to live out. Votes: 0
Joseph DumbiliIn any age, our problems are a result of sin, and the solution is faith and obedience. Votes: 0
R.J. RushdoonyA person is bound to work in obedience to and in conformity to that person's own nature. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiTrue obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force. Votes: 0
Dorothy DayYou cannot obey God without your obedience spilling out in a blessing to all those around you. Votes: 0
Adrian RogersOur identity as the people of God is marked primarily by our faithfulness in obedience to Him. Votes: 0
Max AndersNothing is more destructive of human dignity than a rule which imposes a mute and blind obedience. Votes: 0
Anthony EdenGod is worthy of my loving obedience because of who He is, not because of what he does. Votes: 0
Jerry BridgesHow do I know that I am in Christ? Because of my trusting, costly obedience to the Word. Votes: 0
Alistair BeggThe pursuit of holiness is always on the path of obedience to the Word, never apart from it. Votes: 0
Steven J LawsonWhen God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit. Votes: 0
John CalvinIf obedience is the result of the instinct of the masses, revolt is the result of their thought. Votes: 0
Napoleon BonaparteGod cares more about your obedience to His Spirit's leading TODAY than what you will do next year. Votes: 0
Francis ChanTraditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it. Votes: 0
Deepak ChopraThe problem in this world is not civil disobedience...th e problem in this world is civil obedience. Votes: 0
Howard ZinnThere is an awesome God of justice who is ready to move in power if you move in obedience, Votes: 0
Gary HaugenSpiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of the years, but by obedience to the will of God. Votes: 0
Oswald ChambersWoe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is. Votes: 0
Thomas CarlyleLive the law of love. We encourage obedience to the laws of life when we live the laws of love. Votes: 0
Stephen CoveyIt is for each of us freely to choose whom we shall serve, and find in that obedience our freedom. Votes: 0
Mary Caroline RichardsSincere love is not as a result of emotional surges - itâs a result of obedience to the Truth. Votes: 0
Alistair BeggSatan cannot win. Why not? Because he has denied God's sovereignty and disobeyed God's law. But Moses was told explicitly, God's blessings come only from obedience. Satan will not win because he has abandoned God's tool of dominion, biblical law. Votes: 1 Gary North
War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresponsible murder. Votes: 4 Alexander Berkman
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. Votes: 1 Robert Benchley