commandments

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I was following one of the most important commandments of retirement: Keep busy to stave off feelings of isolation or depression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

They've inspired great works of art and literature, motivated countless believers to obey God's commandments and driven some of the bloodiest conflicts in the collective biography of our species.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023

Father Ioann adds that he is a Christian pacifist whose moral views are entirely based on the commandments of the Gospel and canons of the Russian Orthodox Church.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2022

Ms. Dragova is also the author of “The 10 commandments of salary negotiation.”

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021

If the world is to be understood, if we are to avoid such logical paradoxes when traveling at high speeds, there are some rules, commandments of Nature, that must be obeyed.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan