#obey

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

— Sydney J. Harris

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The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed. ↗

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

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

— Katharine Hepburn

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To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing. ↗

— Herodotus

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Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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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. ↗

— Roy Barnes

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

— Ugo Betti

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Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect. ↗

— Bruno Bettelheim

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

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

— Danny Boyle

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