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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
We live in a society that compels us to go on using these concepts, and we no longer know what they mean.
— Michelangelo Antonioni
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
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
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
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
[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.
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
God's extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others.
— Andy Stanley
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
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
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
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
The Man from Archangel — Arthur Conan Doyle
Alas, respect for the truth compels perfect honesty
— Neil Gaiman
A vivid image compels the whole body to follow.
— Aristotle.