Proper Quotes

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Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are what they value.… — Laozi
It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper judge of it — Oscar Wilde
Silence gives the proper grace to women — Sophocles
How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors, we… — Van Day Truex
What we need are lots of girls who aren't as good as us, who'll treat us with the proper respect and reverance. — Unknown Author
I started making some proper decisions, getting things in order. It's kind of like cleaning up your house. I was looking for direction for what… — Scott Stapp
A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household. — Anthea Turner
That distrust which intrudes so often on your mind is a mode of melancholy, which, if it be the business of a wise man to… — Samuel Johnson
Even if a bodhisattva investigates the highest wisdom, one is not a proper bodhisattva unless one applies skillful means for the benefit of other sentient… — Je Tsongkhapa
Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in Divine power-these are the true remedies. — Ellen G. White
The Maria Mayer shell model suggestion in 1949 was a great triumph and fitted my belief that a nuclear shell model should represent a proper… — James Rainwater
Be mild and firm. Apply your best exertions to put us in a proper posture of defense. — Edward Rutledge
If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how… — Confucius
For my part, I wish all guns with their belongings and everything could be sent to hell, which is the proper place for their exhibition… — Alfred Nobel
Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth. — Chanakya
The proper end of teaching is to lead our students toward autonomy. — Marshall Gregory
Modern man is conditioned to expect instant gratification, but any success or triumph realized quickly, with only marginal effort, is necessarily shallow. Meaningful achievement takes… — Mark Twight
Well, maybe not death panels, exactly, but unless we start allocating health-care resources more prudently â€“ rationing, by its proper name â€“ the exploding cost… — Steven Rattner
In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly, the… — Ayn Rand
The supreme need in every hour of difficulty and distress is for a fresh vision of God. Seeing Him, all else takes on proper perspective… — G. Campbell Morgan

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