Observance Quotes

65 Observance quotes by 55 unique authors

These are only hints an guesses... the rest is prayer, observance, discipline, thought, and action. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
There is scarcely anything more important in the government of men than the exact - I will ever say pedantic - observance of the regular… — Winston Churchill
The Society or Fraternity of Freemasons is more in the nature of a system of Philosophy or of moral and social virtues taught by symbols,… — William Howard Taft
In so strong a light, nevertheless, do they appear to the Secretary, that, on their due observance, at the present critical juncture, materially depend, in… — Alexander Hamilton
There cannot be a surer rule, nor a stronger exhortation to the observance of it, than when we are taught that all the endowments which… — John Calvin
A man develops a subtle power as a result of the strict observance of celibacy for twelve years. Then he can understand and grasp very… — Ramakrishna
Though not a remarkably precocious child in other respects, she seemed to have very clear and correct views on almost every subject connected with her… — Martha Finley
DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number - just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the… — Ambrose Bierce
Society already possesses the psychological techniques needed to obtain universal observance of a code - a code which would guarantee the success of a community… — B.F. Skinner
The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterized by rigid observance of routine and by a resistance to… — Ludwig von Mises
To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things admit, you must all things admire; You must pay with… — George Crabbe
Perfect discipline requires recognition of infallibility. Infallibility requires the observance of discipline. — George F. Kennan
The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of Christ. By it we… — Pope Benedict XIV
It is not only a matter, I believe, of religious observance and practice. To me, being Jewish means and has always meant being proud to… — Golda Meir
I accumulated in those years so fine a surplus in the Book of Observance that I have been drawing confidently upon it ever since. — Winston Churchill
The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards. — Felix Frankfurter
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement. — Calvin Coolidge
The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals… — Denis Diderot
Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty. — James Russell Lowell
There's nothing to be gained from passive observance, the simple documenting of conditions, because, at its core, it sets a bad example. Every time something… — Dave Eggers
A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The… — Thomas Jefferson
Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect… — Carl Jung
It is to be all made of fantasy, All made of passion and all made of wishes, All adoration, duty, and observance, All humbleness, all… — William Shakespeare
There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas. — Henry Van Dyke
All students, members of the faculty, and public officials in both Mississippi and the Nation will be able, it is hoped, to return to their… — John F. Kennedy

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