Quotes About Obedience

obedience in the womb, chastity in the tomb but involuntary poverty all his days.

The spirit of quarrelsome comradeship which he had observed lately in his rival had not seduced Stephen from his habits of quiet obedience. He mistrusted the turbulence and doubted the sincerity of such comradeship which seemed to him a sorry anticipation of manhood.

The cheers died away in the soft grey air. He was alone. He was happy and free; but he would not be anyway proud with Father Dolan. He would be very quiet and obedient: and he wished that he could do something kind for him to show him that he was not proud.

They'll pull the trigger and tell the hammer to hurry.

Being wholly given over to God now is the essential and best possible preparation for future service.

The trick to having obedient, unquestioning children was to have death be the other option

everyone around, telling everyone what to do. "Move this over there! Move that over here!" While Roger is busy playing the role

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

They shouldn't be in here daydreaming and thinking on their own!

Go give your Da a kiss," Seamus instructed my kids. And incredibly, somehow, all at the same time, that's exactly what they did.

They told us to come here

But I'm the professor! This is my class! Show some respect!" "Okay

It is a startling and solemnizing fact that even as late as the twentieth century, the Great Command of Jesus Christ to carry the Gospel to all mankind is still so largely unfulfilled.

I had one nanny who made me sit in front of a bowl of porridge for three or four days running when I refused to eat it. I remember being very unhappy about that.

My problem has always been with authority, and I'm sure if anybody understands that, it's people in uniform.

The funny thing about any cop uniform is that people will do what you say when you're wearing a cop uniform.

But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because you really could put the troops in danger.

One of the guiding beliefs of our consuming age is that we are all free and independent individuals. That we can choose to do pretty much what we want, and if we can't, then it's bad. But at the same time, co-existing alongside this, there is a completely different, parallel universe where we all seem meekly to do what those in power tell us to do.

Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat, you go, 'Cat, come here.' He doesn't come to you unless you have something in your hand that he thinks might be food. They're very free animals, and I like that.

No man is much good unless he believes in God and obeys His laws.

...most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution.

Women are like dogs really. They love like dogs, a little insistently. And they like to fetch and carry and come back wistfully after hard words, and learn rather easily to carry a basket.

Women will be saved by going back to that role that God has chosen for them. Ladies, if the hair on the back of your neck stands up it is because you are fighting your role in the scripture.

How foolish it would be if women did not obey men. The world would be all confusion!