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If force compels obedience, there is no need to invoke a duty to obey, and if force ceases to compel obedience, there is no longer any obligation. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Sin compels man to do those things that are not pleasing to God — Sunday Adelaja

A Russian imbues his polite things with a heartiness, both of phrase and expression, that compels belief in their sincerity. — Mark Twain

True civil disobedience ... compels the state to resort to power. — Archibald Cox

We live in a society that compels us to go on using these concepts, and we no longer know what they mean. — Michelangelo Antonioni

Every achievement is a servitude. It compels us to a higher achievement. — Albert Camus

Economy: As an adjective, cheap; As a noun, that which compels us to render ourselves as such. — CrimethInc.

A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit. — Criss Jami

Do nothing in a depressed mood, nor as one afflicted, nor as thinking that you are in misery, for no one compels you to that. — Epictetus

Cynicism is that blackguard defect of vision which compels us to see the world as it is, instead of as it should be. — Ambrose Bierce

We are in an extremely precarious and urgent situation that compels immediate action — David Karoly

One compels respect from others when he knows how to defend his dignity as a human being. — Rudolf Rocker

The government and the people are under a moral necessity of acting together; a free press compels them to bend to one another. — James Mill

Love is active, not passive. It is our love for one another, for Mother Earth, for our fellow creatures that compels us to act on their behalf. — Laurence Overmire

Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life. — William Feather

But the same intelligence compels Germany to practise the same policy. — Pierre Laval

Love compels cruelty To those who do not understand love. — T. S. Eliot

Ambition is to the mind what the cap is to the falcon; it blinds us first, and then compels us to tower by reason of our blindness. — Charles Caleb Colton

Missions is practicing God's presence until His passion compels us to obey. — Ann Dunagan

Motivation is an inner force that compels behavior. Your inner drives will propel you further and faster than external perks. — Denis Waitley

When you put your preferences on the altar of your life and say: THIS. THIS is what compels me. The real you emerges. — Danielle LaPorte

The wife who submits to sexual intercourse against her wishes or desires, virtually commits suicide; while the husband who compels it, commits murder. — Victoria Woodhull

Grace does not lead us to overlook obedience. Grace compels and empowers us for obedience. — Kevin DeYoung

Despite crime's omnipresence, things work in society, because biology compels it. Order eventually restores itself, by psychic equilibrium. — Camille Paglia

Love for him compels us to live for him. — Bryan Chapell

And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born it compels humility: what we began is now its own. — Margaret Mead

For in the end, it is not Edwards or Piper or any other man who compels true faith, but God himself. — John Piper

You ever notice if you call someones cell phone they won't answer but if you text them seconds later they will. The Power of your Thumbs compels You! — Stanley Victor Paskavich

The bible informs us, compels us to care for the poor, to love the outcast, to serve the needy. — David Platt

The brave man is an inspiration to the weak, and compels them, as it were, to follow him. — Samuel Smiles

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law. — Sonia Sotomayor

Miracle focus messages compels masses to think that the process of production is not necessary for prosperity — Sunday Adelaja

Ideally, we should like to define a good book as one which 'permits, invites, or compels' good reading — C.S. Lewis

To close a fellow human being in your heart compels more respect than attending 1000 Christmas Masses. — Ben Midland

Fear breeds cowardice, and cowardice compels bravery. — Ogwo David Emenike

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other. — Plato

A genuinely humble attitude is one of the greatest skills in business. Because it compels us to LISTEN and LEARN. — Adam Rifkin

It is necessity and not pleasure that compels us.
[Italian: Necessita c'induce, e non diletto.] — Dante Alighieri

History is what the evidence compels us to believe. — Michael Joseph Oakeshott

God's love compels us beyond bitter heartaches that we might show genuine compassion. - Kathleen Kohler - — Gary Chapman

Think nothing profitable to you which compels you to break a promise, to lose your self respect, to hate any person, to curse, to act the hypocrite. — Marcus Aurelius

Power beyond great power allows honesty and compels those in such a society to demand it. — L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Everything about riding a bicycle compels you towards beauty. — BikeSnobNYC

What compels any of us to do the things we do when deep down a part of us just wants to break free from it all? — J.A. Redmerski

And what if Christ's call in our lives is not to comfort in our culture? What if Christ in us actually compels us to counter our culture? — David Platt

When one rows it is not the rowing which moves the ship: rowing is only a magical ceremony by means of which one compels a demon to move the ship. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do. — Charles Stanley

Professors simply can't discuss a thing. Habit compels them to deliver a lecture. — Hal Boyle

God's extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others. — Andy Stanley

Like everything, what compels one to put pen to paper is a great question. — Todd Solondz

The practice of narrative and argument does not lead to invention, but it compels a certain coherence of thought. — Jean Piaget

What compels me to write now is the same as all those years ago. It is the love of writing and storytelling, driven by a desire to escape. — Fennel Hudson

When you share feelings instead of judgments, it compels people to relate to you. — Tawna Fenske

Wealth, if not a mere flash in the pan, compels the wealthy to become wealthier. — Sylvia Townsend Warner

Man becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels. — Orison Swett Marden

Great marketing is all about telling your story in such a way that it compels people to buy what you are selling. — Gary Vaynerchuk

Sometimes, our pride compels us to engage in costly wars when a true commitment to a compromising peace would have been the best course to pursue. — Janvier Chouteu-Chando

The power of Christ compels you! — Craig Alanson

It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice. — Epictetus

Evil is the moment when I lack the strength to be true to the Good that compels me. — Alain Badiou

Every star has that certain something that stands out and compels us to notice them. — Maureen O'Hara

No evidence compels the conclusion that the minimum required intake of any vitamin comes close to the optimum intake that sustains good health. — Linus Pauling

The worst mockery God can make of a moralist is that He compels him to be a
solipsist. — Kedar Joshi

Atheism deprives superstition of its stand ground, and compels Theism to reason for its existence. — George Holyoake

Some people will not understand what the love of Christ compels you to do; do it anyway. — Sheila Walsh

... I kept trying to run away. And I almost did. But it seems that reality compels you to live properly when you live in the real world. — Kenzaburo Oe

Who you think you are is what compels you to do what you do! — Mark Driscoll

Language is neither reactionary nor progressive; it is quite simply fascist; for fascism does not prevent speech, it compels speech. — Roland Barthes

We don't know all the reasons that propel us on a spiritual journey, but somehow our life compels us to go. — Jack Kornfield

A good book ... leaves you wanting to reread the book. A great book compels you to reread your own soul. — Richard Flanagan

I dislike my fellow-mortals. Justice compels me to add that they appear for the most part to dislike me.
The Man from Archangel — Arthur Conan Doyle

Affliction compels us to recognize as real what we do not think possible. — Simone Weil

Alas, respect for the truth compels perfect honesty — Neil Gaiman

I have a curiosity that compels me to find ways to make music that are fresh and new. — The Edge

A vivid image compels the whole body to follow. — Aristotle.

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. — Plato