Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

Obedience alone gives the right to command.

Obedience alone gives the right to command.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into read more

The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we read more

There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience.

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress read more

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

There is no shame in taking orders from those who themselves have learned to obey.

There is no shame in taking orders from those who themselves have learned to obey.