Admonition Quotes

“To admonish is better than to reproach for admonition is mild and friendly, but reproach is harsh and insulting; and admonition corrects those who are doing wrong, but reproach only convicts them.”
― Epictetus, Enchiridion and Selections from the Discourses

“Competition is for losers.”
― Peter Thiel

“Some contemporary theology has been enamored with the heady idea of an imagined freedom that functions without any law or norm or rule of obligation. The technical name for this idea is antinomianism. This yen for freedoms other than Christ's freedom has compounded the problems in pastoral theology. Pastoral practice has at times been exceedingly ready to be guided by this antinomian tendency in theology that implies: if God loves you no matter what, then your own moral responses to God's absolute acceptance make little or no difference; God is going to love you anyway, so assert your individual interest, express yourself, do as you please, and above all do not repress any impulses. It is on the basis of this normless, egocentric relativism that much well-intended liberal pastoral practice has accommodated to naturalism, narcissism, and individualism. It has therefore steered consistently away from any notion of admonition, hoping to avoid 'guilt trips.' But ironically, guilt is more likely to be INCREASED by the lack of timely, caring admonition. For if there is no compassionate admonition, we tend to hide our guilt in ways that make it worse.”
― Thomas C. Oden, Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry

“It's advice, not a commandment.
Don't swallow it whole until you're absolutely sure you've been given good, healthy advice.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“What is that admonition about not attempting to teach a pig to sing? It wastes your time and annoys the pig.”
― Linda Berdoll, The Darcys: New Pleasures

“Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD!”
― Mark Scheel

“Most men are not kept within the bounds of moderation by mere admonition or even by example; it is absolutely necessary to punish them by disenchantment, by exile, or by death”
― Cassius Dio