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A man can go along obeying all the rules and then it don't matter a damn anymore. — Raymond Carver

Obeying an unjust law is itself unjust. — Ryan North

Obeying is like eating and drinking. There's nothing like it if you've been without it for too long. — Hermann Hesse

Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature. — Lao-Tzu

Holt did nothing of the sort. He wasn't the 'obeying' kind of dog. — Kellyn Roth

Dignity is the reward of obeying your heart. — Wes Fesler

It no longer matters who consider themselves the masters of events. Events no longer obey their masters. — Dan Simmons

Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God. — John Ortberg

The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it. — Bertolt Brecht

in how many other areas of our lives are we obeying rules we don't understand — Paulo Coelho

Jose loved giving orders to the servants, and they loved obeying her. She always made them feel they were taking part in some drama. — Katherine Mansfield

Sometimes, I look out at nature and I think, 'Everything here is obeying my conjecture.' It's a wonderfully narcissistic feeling. — Geoffrey West

Literary critics, like a herd of cows or a school of fish, always face in the same direction, obeying that love for unity that every critic requires. — Edward Abbey

When we are filled with the Spirit of God, obeying God, in His will and quoting Scripture, Satan will be defeated. — Billy Graham

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. — Francis Bacon

Where can you taste the joy of obeying unless He bids you do something for which His bidding is the only reason? — C.S. Lewis

Unbroken companionship helps us hear His instruction so then we can see His direction. We must not seek direction before obeying His instruction. — Lysa TerKeurst

Obeying an inalienable law, things grew, growing riotous and strange in their impulse for growth. — Brian Aldiss

Paul was far more concerned with obeying his divine calling than with gaining man's approval. Only one thing mattered - pleasing the Master. — John F. MacArthur Jr.

Savoring good prose is not just a more effective way to develop a writerly ear than obeying a set of commandments; it's a more inviting one. — Steven Pinker

Clung tightly to the Lord, faithfully following Him and obeying His commands (v. 6). — John F. MacArthur Jr.

There is no currency that buys great treasures in Heaven like obedience. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Healing is not always obtained by saying a prayer. It is obtained by obeying God — John G. Lake

We can stop pleading with God to show us the future, and start living and obeying like we are confident that He holds the future. — Kevin DeYoung

If I am going to know who Jesus is, I must obey Him. The majority of us don't know Jesus because we have not the remotest intention of obeying Him. — Oswald Chambers

Abiding and obeying gives our lives purpose because it is in the midst of these activities that God works in and through us to do His work. — Wendy Blight

A world of confusion and disappointment results from trying to believe without obeying. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

The cat is obeying its blood instinct when it plays with the mouse! It's made that way. — Agatha Christie

Perfect obedience would be perfect happiness, if only we had perfect confidence in the power we were obeying. — Hannah Whitall Smith

You don't become a success by breaking the rules. You don't become a success by obeying the rules. You become a success by inventing the rules. — Chloe Thurlow

True success is obeying God. — John C. Maxwell

Some people believe that fairness comes with obeying the rules. I'm one of those people. — Al Green

Knowing the voice of the Lord, obeying Him, and dwelling in His presence," William recounted. — Rick Joyner

Let us learn from the Virgin Mary how to be bolder in obeying the word of God. — Pope Francis

The work of man is to respond to the Covenant by obeying the commandments of the Torah, those commandments that can be obeyed here and now. — David Novak

Resisting tyranny is obeying God — Thomas Jefferson

Be wise and attend to obeying. Let Christ manage the providing. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own? — George Orwell

She is free not by disobeying the rules but by obeying them. — Elisabeth Elliot

We pamper the present like a spoiled child, obeying its superficial demands but ignoring its real needs. — Robert Grudin

I went from one state of life to another state of life by obeying, understanding, and applying the principles that are laid down in the Bible. — Myles Munroe

Meyer closed his eyes, obeying the summons. But this time, Divinity's presence was further away, not as intimate. — Sean Platt

A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws? — J. D. Hayworth

Die in obeying commands like a soldier, and go to Nirvana, but no cowardice. — Swami Vivekananda

Important lesson there: you don't survive in the field by obeying all the
rules, including those relating to mental processes — Terry Pratchett

Boredom and fear keep us working and obeying the laws. — Mason Cooley

Orders can be benign or malign, but the habit of obeying them can become ingrained. — Theodore Dalrymple

I paused, tensing for a wave of conditioning, so used to obeying all my life. Nothing. Heavenly nothing. Blessed fucking nothing. — Pepper Winters

I'm about to commence four years of obeying the cause of a bruiser on a horse. I refuse to put down what might be the last book I see for months. — Tamora Pierce

Obeying God's laws doesn't make us holy because we are already holy in Christ. Obeying God's laws reveals our love and unleashes God's best! — Alisa Hope Wagner

We cannot rely on God's promises without obeying his commandments. — John Calvin

The mind of a queen
Is a thing to fear. A queen is used
To giving commands, not obeying them;
And her rage once roused is hard to appease. — Euripides

One reason why people are unable to understand great Christian classics is that they are trying to understand without any intention of obeying them. — J. Oswald Sanders

We glorify Christ when we live for God - trusting, loving, and obeying Him. — Billy Graham

Obeying from love is better than to obey from fear. — Rashi

Obeying the rules might be smart, but it's not as nearly as much fun. — Jill Shalvis

The slave should be resigned to his lot, in obeying his master he is obeying God. — Saint John Chrysostom

Don't worry when you meet opposition for obeying God. Worry when you don't have opposition, because you're probably not obeying God. — Craig Groeschel

We are always looking for a grand program of action full of great ideas, when the thing is to begin by obeying the little ideas. — Paul Tournier

Love provides the motive for obeying the commands of the law, but the law provides specific direction for exercising love. — Jerry Bridges

Civility, it is said, means obeying the unenforceable. — Ellen Goodman

Woman's happiness consists in obeying; she objects to a man who yields too much. — Jules Michelet

Obeying God never brings on public evils. I know it can't. It's always safest, all round, to do as He bids us. — Harriet Beecher Stowe

Because we are universal explainers, we are not simply obeying our genes. For — David Deutsch

You can only learn what obedience is by obeying — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I began peering into the corners of the room, making sure all the shadows were cast by objects and obeying known laws of physics. — Karen Marie Moning

I know not which lives more unnatural lives, obeying husbands, or commanding wives. — Benjamin Franklin

Build a strong faith in God through daily commitment in reading and obeying God's word. — Lailah Gifty Akita

But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below. When people stop obeying, they have no power. — Howard Zinn

Obeying a prophetic call to action brings positive benefits. — Sherry K. White

To be man's tender mate was woman born, and in obeying nature she best serves the purposes of heaven. — Friedrich Schiller

You will never go wrong obeying God. — Charles Stanley

Have the moral courage to stand firm in obeying God's will, even if you have to stand alone. — Ulisses Soares

My compulsive thoughts aren't even thoughts, they're absolute certainties and obeying them isn't a choice. — Paul Rudnick

Far more violence has been done in obeying the law than in breaking the law. — Robert Frost

Obeying the revealed will of God and trusting Him for the results. — Jerry Bridges

A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him. — Publilius Syrus

It is not about reading the Word. It is about obeying the Word. — Joyce Meyer

Life is a loan;
you are a debtor,
and God is your creditor.
Pay Him back by obeying Him — Matshona Dhliwayo

Obeying God is listening to God, having an open heart to follow the path that God points out to us — Pope Francis

A dog is much like a married man, obeying his master's voice for the sake of his master's touch. — Robert Breault

...part of your responsibility in the body of Christ is to help set the pace for the church by listening and obeying and living Christ. — Francis Chan

The faith which you keep must be a faith that demands obedience, and you can keep it only by obeying it. — Phillips Brooks