What is command?

Famous quotes containing the word command:

    “‘Tis not in mortals to command success,
    But we’ll do more, Sempronius, we’ll deserve it.”
    —Joseph Addison (1672–1719)

    “We can’t command our love, but we can our actions.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    “By his command these words are cut:
    Cast a cold eye
    On life, on death.
    Horseman, pass by!”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)