Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

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

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

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which they have bound themselves, the read more

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which they have bound themselves, the rest have a natural right to compel them to obedience

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to think other men's thoughts, read more

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to think other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.

There are two kinds of men who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told, and read more

There are two kinds of men who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.