4 Quotes Tagged: obey

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You can force the people to obey; you cannot force them to understand.

Confucius, 5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician

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It has always seemed absurd to suppose that a god would choose for his companions, during all eternity, the dear souls whose highest and only ambition is to obey.

"How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?"

Jaime reached for the flagon to refill his cup. "So many vows...they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or the other."

I was not born to be free — -I was born to adore and obey.

C. S. Lewis, British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)

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