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Refinement Quotes

Merchant and pirate were for a long period one and the same person. Even today mercantile morality is really nothing but a refinement of piratical morality Picture Quote #1

People of superior refinement and of active disposition identify happiness with honour; for this is roughly speaking, the end of political life Picture Quote #1

Luxury and excessive refinement are sure forerunners of the decadence of states, because when all individuals seek their own interests they neglect the public weal Picture Quote #1

Teach him a certain refinement in sorting out and selecting his arguments, with an affection for relevance and so for brevity. Above all let him be taught to throw down his arms and surrender to truth as soon as he perceives it, whether the truth is born at his rival’s doing or within himself from some change in his ideas Picture Quote #1

The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgment of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others Picture Quote #1

When a language begins to teem with books, it is tending to refinement; as those who undertake to teach others must have undergone some labour in improving themselves, they set a proportionate value on their own thoughts, and wish to enforce them by efficacious expressions; speech becomes embodied and permanent; different modes and phrases are compared, and the best obtains an establishment. By degrees one age improves upon another Picture Quote #1

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Left to herself, nature is always more or less civilized, and delights in a certain refinement; but where the axe has encroached upon the edge of the forest, the dead and unsightly limbs of the pine, which she had concealed with green banks of verdure, are exposed to sight Picture Quote #1

A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words Picture Quote #1

During the process of stepwise refinement, a notation which is natural to the problem in hand should be used as long as possible Picture Quote #1

The progress of the nation in wealth and refinement, however, naturally brought with it an increase in the number of crimes, as the old definition of offences became inadequate Picture Quote #1

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

Refinement is the lifting of one’s self upwards from the merely sensual; the effort of the soul to etherealize the common wants and uses of life Picture Quote #1

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The poet must be alike polished by an intercourse with the world as with the studies of taste; one to whom labour is negligence, refinement a science, and art a nature Picture Quote #1

Refinement creates beauty everywhere. It is the grossness of the spectator that discovers anything like grossness in the object Picture Quote #1

Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness Picture Quote #1

Of course he despised the world as a whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refinement Picture Quote #1

Women bring with them into the world a certain virtue, a divine gift that makes them adept at instilling such qualities as faith, courage, empathy and refinement in relationships and in cultures Picture Quote #1

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes Picture Quote #1

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Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual achievement, of wisdom, of refinement, with the democratic ideals of openness, of social justice and of equal opportunity Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if the music moves forward anymore. I haven’t heard anything for years - except refinement - coming out of the jazz world Picture Quote #1

Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is solid refinement Picture Quote #1

Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness Picture Quote #1

Luxury, or a refinement on the pleasures and conveniences of life, had long been supposed the source of every corruption in government, and the immediate cause of faction, sedition, civil wars, and the total loss of liberty. It was, therefore, universally regarded as a vice, and was an object of declamation to all satyrists, and severe moralists Picture Quote #1

Nature has taken more care than the fondest parent for the education and refinement of her children. Consider the silent influencewhich flowers exert, no less upon the ditcher in the meadow than the lady in the bower. When I walk in the woods, I am reminded that a wise purveyor has been there before me; my most delicate experience is typified there Picture Quote #1

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Wealth brings with it refinement, the spirit of conservation, while poverty inspires adventurous ideas, the desire to change things, and has little care for life Picture Quote #1

All education should be directed toward the refinement of the individual’s sensibilities in relation not only to one’s fellow humans everywhere, but to all living things whatsoever Picture Quote #1

To become balanced, meditate on the heart center in the center of the chest. There you will experience happiness, refinement, sensitivity, beauty, laughter Picture Quote #1

There is still refinement needed - we are working on being able to do the same things at lower light levels and with a larger field of view Picture Quote #1

To have one’s own story told by a third party who doesn’t know that the character in question is himself the hero of the story being told, that’s a technical refinement Picture Quote #1

Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness Picture Quote #1

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Merchant and pirate were for a long period one and the same person. Even today mercantile morality is really nothing but a refinement of piratical morality (Refinement Quotes) People of superior refinement and of active disposition identify happiness with honour; for this is roughly speaking, the end of political life (Refinement Quotes) Luxury and excessive refinement are sure forerunners of the decadence of states, because when all individuals seek their own interests they neglect the public weal (Refinement Quotes) Teach him a certain refinement in sorting out and selecting his arguments, with an affection for relevance and so for brevity. Above all let him be taught to throw down his arms and surrender to truth as soon as he perceives it, whether the truth is born at his rival’s doing or within himself from some change in his ideas (Refinement Quotes) The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgment of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others (Refinement Quotes) When a language begins to teem with books, it is tending to refinement; as those who undertake to teach others must have undergone some labour in improving themselves, they set a proportionate value on their own thoughts, and wish to enforce them by efficacious expressions; speech becomes embodied and permanent; different modes and phrases are compared, and the best obtains an establishment. By degrees one age improves upon another (Refinement Quotes) Left to herself, nature is always more or less civilized, and delights in a certain refinement; but where the axe has encroached upon the edge of the forest, the dead and unsightly limbs of the pine, which she had concealed with green banks of verdure, are exposed to sight (Refinement Quotes) A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words (Refinement Quotes) During the process of stepwise refinement, a notation which is natural to the problem in hand should be used as long as possible (Refinement Quotes) The progress of the nation in wealth and refinement, however, naturally brought with it an increase in the number of crimes, as the old definition of offences became inadequate (Refinement Quotes) That only can with propriety be styled refinement which, by strengthening the intellect, purifies the manners (Refinement Quotes) Refinement is the lifting of one’s self upwards from the merely sensual; the effort of the soul to etherealize the common wants and uses of life (Refinement Quotes) The poet must be alike polished by an intercourse with the world as with the studies of taste; one to whom labour is negligence, refinement a science, and art a nature (Refinement Quotes) Refinement creates beauty everywhere. It is the grossness of the spectator that discovers anything like grossness in the object (Refinement Quotes) Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness (Refinement Quotes) Of course he despised the world as a whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refinement (Refinement Quotes) Women bring with them into the world a certain virtue, a divine gift that makes them adept at instilling such qualities as faith, courage, empathy and refinement in relationships and in cultures (Refinement Quotes) The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes (Refinement Quotes) Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual achievement, of wisdom, of refinement, with the democratic ideals of openness, of social justice and of equal opportunity (Refinement Quotes) I don’t know if the music moves forward anymore. I haven’t heard anything for years - except refinement - coming out of the jazz world (Refinement Quotes) Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is solid refinement (Refinement Quotes) Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness (Refinement Quotes) Luxury, or a refinement on the pleasures and conveniences of life, had long been supposed the source of every corruption in government, and the immediate cause of faction, sedition, civil wars, and the total loss of liberty. It was, therefore, universally regarded as a vice, and was an object of declamation to all satyrists, and severe moralists (Refinement Quotes) Nature has taken more care than the fondest parent for the education and refinement of her children. Consider the silent influencewhich flowers exert, no less upon the ditcher in the meadow than the lady in the bower. When I walk in the woods, I am reminded that a wise purveyor has been there before me; my most delicate experience is typified there (Refinement Quotes) Wealth brings with it refinement, the spirit of conservation, while poverty inspires adventurous ideas, the desire to change things, and has little care for life. (Refinement Quotes) All education should be directed toward the refinement of the individual’s sensibilities in relation not only to one’s fellow humans everywhere, but to all living things whatsoever. (Refinement Quotes) To become balanced, meditate on the heart center in the center of the chest. There you will experience happiness, refinement, sensitivity, beauty, laughter. (Refinement Quotes) There is still refinement needed - we are working on being able to do the same things at lower light levels and with a larger field of view. (Refinement Quotes) To have one’s own story told by a third party who doesn’t know that the character in question is himself the hero of the story being told, that’s a technical refinement. (Refinement Quotes) Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness. (Refinement Quotes)

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