Proper Quotes

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When anyone is going wrong, it is a mistake to warn him not to go further. It is also a mistake to leave him alone.… — Christian D. Larson
It is time we in Scotland put England in its proper place and instead of our leaning on England and taking inspiration from her, we… — Hugh MacDiarmid
I despair about the lack of proper respect shown for the piano. If you want it to sound like a traffic jam, go out in… — Oscar Peterson
The law has been perverted, and the powers of the state have become perverted along with it. The law has not only been turned from… — Frederic Bastiat
Ships and sails proper for the heavenly air should be fashioned. Then there will also be people, who do not shrink from the dreary vastness… — Johannes Kepler
I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct… — John Wooden
A chronicle is very different from history proper. — Howard Nemerov
The Ludolphian number is fixed in eternityâ€” not a digit out of place, all characters in their proper order, an endless sentence written to the… — Richard Preston
A child is an eager observer and is particularly attracted by the actions of the adults and wants to imitate them. In this regard an… — Maria Montessori
We Poor Cousins donâ€™t care at all though, exceptÂ for when weâ€™re on welfare, broke, starving, unable to buy coolÂ high-tops for our children or… — Miriam Toews
Schools are designed on the assumption that there is a secret to everything in life; that the quality of life depends upon knowing that secret;… — Ivan Illich
Eight hours daily labour is enough for any human being, and under proper arrangements sufficient to afford an ample supply of food, raiment and shelter,… — Robert Owen
Men and women want to do a good job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so — William Redington Hewlett
Beyond [known peoples of black West Africa] to the south there is no civilization in the proper sense. There are only humans who are closer… — Ibn Khaldun
Eventually, Aristotle appeared among the Greeks. He improved the methods of logic and systematized its problems and details. He assigned to logic its proper place… — Ibn Khaldun
The question is not whether we wish to see everybody as well off as possible. Among men of good will such an aim can be… — Henry Hazlitt
One must find out for oneself, and make sure beyond doubt, 'who' one is, 'what' one is, 'why' one is... Being thus conscious of the… — Aleister Crowley
Repentance, not proper behavior or even holiness, is the doorway to grace. And the opposite of sin is grace, not virtue. — Philip Yancey
What it takes to do a job will not be learned from management courses. It is principally a matter of experience, the proper attitude, and… — Hyman Rickover
It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of other countries the application of public money by an officer… — Martin Van Buren

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