“Obey the principles without being bound by them.”

“Christian principles are, admittedly, stricter than the others; but then we think you will get help towards obeying them which you will not get towards obeying the others.”

“Triviality is evil - triviality, that is, in the form of consciousness and mind that adapts itself to the world as it is, that obeys the principle of inertia. And this principle of inertia truly is what is radically evil.”

“Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.”

“Why is it, little Shadowhunter, that your angels are so cold and without mercy? Why do they break that which will not obey them?”

“A civilized society is formed when every individual in that society are bound to obey the rules and regulation which is for the benefit of their own society. ”