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.

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.

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

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

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

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.

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Obedience alone gives the right to command.

Obedience alone gives the right to command.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.