#command

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#becomes #bereft #commander #dependence #deserves

On the question of relating to our fellowman - our neighbor's spiritual need transcends every commandment. Everything else we do is a means to an end. But love is an end already, since God is love. ↗

— Edith Stein

#commandment #else #end #every #everything

'Thou shalt not get found out' is not one of God's commandments; and no man can be saved by trying to keep it. ↗

— Leonard Bacon

#found #get #god #keep #man

The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy. ↗

— Lionel Trilling

#exactly #fantasy #his #mark #neurotic

Commanders and historians are the people who discuss wars; I was in the infantry, and most of the time I did not know where I was or what I was doing except that I was obeying orders and trying not to be killed in any of the variety of horrible ways open to me. ↗

— Robertson Davies

#fifth-business #historians #infantry #orders #survival

I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#command #editing #editor #even #first

I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command. ↗

— John Buford

#brave #brave men #command #country #i

If the regulars are to be put together, I believe they would prefer me to the other Cavalry Commanders. ↗

— John Buford

#cavalry #commanders #i #i believe #me

All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbor as yourself. ↗

— Jesus Christ

#command #commandments #commit #covet #kill

The boys are in such a mood that if someone introduced the Ten Commandments, they'd cut them down to seven. ↗

— Norris Cotton

#cut #down #introduced #mood #seven