For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoever neglects this law, whether written or unwritten, is necessarily unjust and wicked.

It must be freely admitted that there is a sort of circle here from which it seems impossible to escape. In the order of efficient causes we assume ourselves free, in order that in the order of ends we may conceive ourselves as subject to these laws because we have attributed to ourselves freedom of will; for freedom and self-legislation of will are both autonomy...

The 'commandment' of love is only possible because it is more than a requirement. Love can be 'commanded' because it has first been given.

To be commanded to love God at all, let alone in the wilderness, is like being commanded to be well when we are sick, to sing for joy when we are dying of thirst, to run when our legs are broken. But this is the first and great commandment nonetheless. Even in the wilderness - especially in the wilderness - you shall love him.

The leader's commandment is made up of pledges to solve local and global problems, and not to create more problems to add to the existing ones.

The Great law is God's commandment.

It is fatal to forget the Law's of God.

With grace, we can obey God's commands.

A good understanding is to keep the great law.

To forget God's law is our tragedy.

To love God is to keep his commandment.

Whoever gains good understanding, keeps God's commandment.

Hear about the new-wave church in California? It has three commandments, and six suggestions.

This is the age of bargain hunters. If it had been this way in biblical times, we'd probably have been offered another commandment free if we had accepted the first ten.

Say what you like about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant truth that there are only ten of them.

Em glad God gave the Ten Commandments to a man. A woman would have thought, I know that's what he said, but I don't think that's what he meant.

Most people believe that the Christian commandments, e.g. to love one's neighbor as oneself, are intentionally a little too severe - like setting a clock half an hour ahead to make sure of not being late in the morning.

How wise are thy commandments, Lord. Each of them applies to somebody I know.