When I obey a rule, I do not choose. I obey the rule blindly. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Beautiful things may be admired, if not loved," asserted the Tin Man. "Flowers are beautiful, for instance, but we are not inclined to marry them. Duty, on the contrary, is a bugle call to action, whether you are inclined to act, or not. In this case, I obey the bugle call of duty. L. Frank Baum
I obey Thee Lord, first for the love I ought, in all reason to bear Thee; secondly for that Thou canst shorten or prolong the lives of men. Leonardo da Vinci
I obey nature, I never presume to command her. The first principal in art is to copy what one sees. Auguste Rodin
This is my tendency; but can I say That this my thought leads the true, only way? I only know it constant leads, and I obey. Margaret Fuller
Thou art my father, thou my author, thou my being gav'st me; whom should I obey but thee, whom follow? John Milton