Mark Goulston

If there was one key to happiness in love and life and possibly even success, it would be to go into each conversation you have with this commandment to yourself front and foremost in your mind, 'Just Listen' and be more interested than interesting, more fascinated than fascinating, and more adoring than adorable.

American Psychologist

Gordon B. Hinckley

Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond oneself, a recognition of God, and an acceptance of his commandments.

American Clergyman

James E. Faust

Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way.

Halldor Laxness

Love of, and respect for, the humble routine of everyday life and its creatures was the only moral commandment which carried conviction when I was a child.

Icelander Writer

Theodore Bikel

I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.

Austrian Actor

Alice Miller

Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.

Swiss Psychologist

H. L. Mencken

Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.

American Writer

Harold B. Lee

The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.

Sophocles

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: 'Thou shalt not ration justice.

Greek Poet

Ezra Taft Benson

The great commandment of life is to love the Lord.

American Leader

Used in contexts involving authority, like law, rules, or historical texts.

Context Specific

Often implies that the issuer of the commandment has control or power.

Authority Figure

Carries a serious tone and implies a formal directive that should be followed.

Serious and Formal

Originates from important religious texts, often known universally.

Religious Origin

Associated with guiding moral behavior and ethics in religious context.

Moral Conduct

In the religious sense, they are seen as laws from a divine authority.

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 Hindus don't have the concept of commandments. So, there is nothing right or wrong in what you do in life. So, you're not really sure how you stand in front of God. So, when you go to the temple, all you seek is an audience with God. You want to see God. And you want God to see you, and hence the gods have very large eyes,

East vs west -- the...

 we said we have two tasks for you today first we asked half the people to recall other ten books to read in high school or to recall the Ten Commandments and then we tempted them with cheating turns out the people who try to recall the Ten Commandments and in our sample nobody could recall the Ten Commandment but

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 world we got lots of people pollution cars concrete lots of concrete these pictures i'm showing here they are some pictures from modulator it's like the heart of the suburb in rio and i want to use an example of real that we're doing madrid in this region to see what we should think it's our first commandment

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 commandments thou shalt not have any graven images before me or any likeness of the heavens above or the earth beneath are the waters honor the earth over the last twenty years because there's so many tourists coming by they're trained to keep their face protected it's just what they're taught

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 they don't cheat at all now Ten Commandments is something that is hard to bring into the education system so we said why don't we get people to sign the honor code so we got people to sign I understand that this short survey falls under the MIT honor code then this

Our buggy moral code PIPE...

 has to deal with mobility and integration of its people. Moving to the third commandment. And this is the most controversial one. It has to do with the favelas, the slums -- whatever you call it, there are different names all over the world.

Eduardo Paes: The 4...

 Our traditions have always known this, and that is why they have always cultivated stories at their heart and carried them forward in time for us. There is, of course, a story behind the key moral longing and commandment of Judaism

Krista Tippett:...

 so please forgive me for violating one of the TED commandments by relying on words on paper, and I only hope I'm not struck by lightning bolts before I'm done. I'd like to begin by talking about some of the ideas that motivated me

My photographs bear...

 random acts of kindness. But for those who really study that text a little more thoroughly, you will discover that a question has been raised that leads to this parable. The question "What is the greatest commandment?"

James Forbes: Compassion...

 Billy the medes as much a commandment from God when he said they shall take up serpents is it was the ten commands when he said thou shalt not commit adultery snake

Commandment

Context Specific

Authority Figure

Serious and Formal

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