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Propriety Quotes

There will... be natural propriety in using an eastern light for bedrooms and libraries, a western light in winter for baths and winter apartments, and a northern light for picture galleries and other places in which a steady light is needed; for that quarter of the sky grows neither light nor dark with the course of the sun, but remains steady and unshifting all day long Picture Quote #1

The propriety of thoughts and words, which are the hidden beauties of a play, are but confusedly judged in the vehemence of action Picture Quote #1

Propriety and single interest divides the people of a land and the whole world into parties and is the cause of all wars and bloodshed and contention everywhere Picture Quote #1

I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men Picture Quote #1

A prude is a person who thinks that his own rules of propriety are natural laws Picture Quote #1

Far better, and more cheerfully, I could dispense with some part of the downright necessaries of life, than with certain circumstances of elegance and propriety in the daily habits of using them Picture Quote #1

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Fashionable dances as now carried on are revolting to every feeling of delicacy and propriety and are fraught with the greatest danger to millions Picture Quote #1

Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them Picture Quote #1

How do our philosophers act? Do they not inscribe their signatures to the very essays they write on the propriety of despising glory Picture Quote #1

That only can with propriety be styled refinement which, by strengthening the intellect, purifies the manners Picture Quote #1

Once the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, the rest that one owns belongs to the poor Picture Quote #1

Eating meat and drinking liquor are demonic vices. Those indulging in drink lose all sense of propriety, have no compassion or love and become demons Picture Quote #1

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I’m a gentleman, if nothing else. It’s taken me years to become one, but finally I have a sense of propriety Picture Quote #1

The first monster that an audience has to be scared of is the filmmaker. They have to feel in the presence of someone not confined by the normal rules of propriety and decency Picture Quote #1

... many of us inhibit our capacity for growth because the culture encourages us to live lives of uniformity. We stall, deny, ignore the ensuing crisis because of confusion, malaise, and yes, even propriety Picture Quote #1

Androgyny suggests a spirit of reconciliation between the sexes; it suggests, further, a full range of experience…it suggests a spectrum upon which human beings choose their places without regard to propriety or custom Picture Quote #1

I can only answer that I tried to tell the truth and, if not be objective, at least be fair; history is not served when reporters prize trepidation and propriety over the robust journalistic duty to tell the whole story Picture Quote #1

The fruit of humanity is devotion to one’s parents. The fruit of righteousness is to respect one’s elders. The fruit of wisdom is to understand these two and not to betray them. The fruit of propriety is to regulate and polish them. The fruit of music is the joy that comes from rejoicing in them. When one rejoices in them, they grow. When they grow, how can they be stopped? And when they cannot be stopped, unconsciously one’s feet begin to dance and one’s arms begin to wave Picture Quote #1

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Oratory is good only if it has the qualities of fitness for the occasion, propriety of style, and originality of treatment, while in the case of letters there is no such need whatsoever Picture Quote #1

There’s this line between propriety and how we really speak and how we really think. And I’m just trying to have fun with that stuff Picture Quote #1

It is the effect of scarcity; one’s rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper Picture Quote #1

Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate shades of meaning, or for the exercise of philosophical acuteness or judicial research. They are instruments of a practical nature, founded on the common business of human life, adapted to common wants, designed for common use, and fitted for common understandings Picture Quote #1

If the public safety be provided, liberty and propriety secured, justice administered, virtue encouraged, vice suppressed, and the true interest of the nation advanced, the ends of government are accomplished Picture Quote #1

I’m waiting for the day when my children cease to find my domestic propriety reassuring and actually find it annoying Picture Quote #1

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Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation Picture Quote #1

Female schools might be comprised in the list of those worthy the public patronage, with great propriety Picture Quote #1

It was the king’s army, the king’s people, the king’s taxes; and he who questioned the propriety of the royal prerogative of taking from his people without return or accounting, was reckoned, and felt himself to be, a criminal, guilty of the highest crime of disloyalty Picture Quote #1

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety Picture Quote #1

It has been my experience as a teacher over the years and incarnations that what really counts are not techniques. What really counts is spirit, love. What really counts is a sense of propriety and dedication Picture Quote #1

Yes, yes, children must early be made to practise piety, godliness, and propriety; a person of good breeding is one into whom good maxims have been instilled and impressed, poured in through a funnel, thrashed in and preached in Picture Quote #1

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There will... be natural propriety in using an eastern light for bedrooms and libraries, a western light in winter for baths and winter apartments, and a northern light for picture galleries and other places in which a steady light is needed; for that quarter of the sky grows neither light nor dark with the course of the sun, but remains steady and unshifting all day long (Propriety Quotes) The propriety of thoughts and words, which are the hidden beauties of a play, are but confusedly judged in the vehemence of action (Propriety Quotes) Propriety and single interest divides the people of a land and the whole world into parties and is the cause of all wars and bloodshed and contention everywhere (Propriety Quotes) I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men (Propriety Quotes) A prude is a person who thinks that his own rules of propriety are natural laws (Propriety Quotes) Far better, and more cheerfully, I could dispense with some part of the downright necessaries of life, than with certain circumstances of elegance and propriety in the daily habits of using them (Propriety Quotes) Fashionable dances as now carried on are revolting to every feeling of delicacy and propriety and are fraught with the greatest danger to millions (Propriety Quotes) Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them (Propriety Quotes) How do our philosophers act? Do they not inscribe their signatures to the very essays they write on the propriety of despising glory (Propriety Quotes) That only can with propriety be styled refinement which, by strengthening the intellect, purifies the manners (Propriety Quotes) Once the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, the rest that one owns belongs to the poor (Propriety Quotes) Eating meat and drinking liquor are demonic vices. Those indulging in drink lose all sense of propriety, have no compassion or love and become demons (Propriety Quotes) I’m a gentleman, if nothing else. It’s taken me years to become one, but finally I have a sense of propriety (Propriety Quotes) The first monster that an audience has to be scared of is the filmmaker. They have to feel in the presence of someone not confined by the normal rules of propriety and decency (Propriety Quotes) ... many of us inhibit our capacity for growth because the culture encourages us to live lives of uniformity. We stall, deny, ignore the ensuing crisis because of confusion, malaise, and yes, even propriety (Propriety Quotes) Androgyny suggests a spirit of reconciliation between the sexes; it suggests, further, a full range of experience…it suggests a spectrum upon which human beings choose their places without regard to propriety or custom (Propriety Quotes) I can only answer that I tried to tell the truth and, if not be objective, at least be fair; history is not served when reporters prize trepidation and propriety over the robust journalistic duty to tell the whole story (Propriety Quotes) The fruit of humanity is devotion to one’s parents. The fruit of righteousness is to respect one’s elders. The fruit of wisdom is to understand these two and not to betray them. The fruit of propriety is to regulate and polish them. The fruit of music is the joy that comes from rejoicing in them. When one rejoices in them, they grow. When they grow, how can they be stopped? And when they cannot be stopped, unconsciously one’s feet begin to dance and one’s arms begin to wave (Propriety Quotes) Oratory is good only if it has the qualities of fitness for the occasion, propriety of style, and originality of treatment, while in the case of letters there is no such need whatsoever (Propriety Quotes) There’s this line between propriety and how we really speak and how we really think. And I’m just trying to have fun with that stuff (Propriety Quotes) It is the effect of scarcity; one’s rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper (Propriety Quotes) Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate shades of meaning, or for the exercise of philosophical acuteness or judicial research. They are instruments of a practical nature, founded on the common business of human life, adapted to common wants, designed for common use, and fitted for common understandings (Propriety Quotes) If the public safety be provided, liberty and propriety secured, justice administered, virtue encouraged, vice suppressed, and the true interest of the nation advanced, the ends of government are accomplished (Propriety Quotes) I’m waiting for the day when my children cease to find my domestic propriety reassuring and actually find it annoying (Propriety Quotes) Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation (Propriety Quotes) Female schools might be comprised in the list of those worthy the public patronage, with great propriety (Propriety Quotes) It was the king’s army, the king’s people, the king’s taxes; and he who questioned the propriety of the royal prerogative of taking from his people without return or accounting, was reckoned, and felt himself to be, a criminal, guilty of the highest crime of disloyalty (Propriety Quotes) Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety (Propriety Quotes) It has been my experience as a teacher over the years and incarnations that what really counts are not techniques. What really counts is spirit, love. What really counts is a sense of propriety and dedication (Propriety Quotes) Yes, yes, children must early be made to practise piety, godliness, and propriety; a person of good breeding is one into whom good maxims have been instilled and impressed, poured in through a funnel, thrashed in and preached in (Propriety Quotes)

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