#obey

To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while. ↗

— Joshua Slocum

#diligence #i #i tried #into #laws

Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law. ↗

— Solon

#law #magistrates #obey #people #society

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#executed #gentle #laws #obeyed #seldom

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. ↗

— Sophocles

#among #base #command #does #fear

The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

#man #nor #obeys #soul #virtuous

It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God. ↗

— Albert Barnes

#christian #convinced #does #god #great

Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience. ↗

— James Freeman Clarke

#brave #conscience #courage #him #his

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#good #matters #most #obey #ready

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

— Soren Kierkegaard

#believe #hard #obey

I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi) ↗

— Eve Ensler

#being-alive #being-different #difference #intensity #love