Proper Quotes

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To minimize suffering and to maximize security were natural and proper ends of society and Caesar. But then they became the only ends, somehow, and… — Walter M. Miller, Jr.
When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them… — David Hume
Because immigrants have always been particularly prone to repetition - it's something to do with that experience of moving from West to East or East… — Zadie Smith
Because no man can ever feel his own identity aright except his eyes be closed; as if darkness were indeed the proper element of our… — Herman Melville
Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art. — Oscar Wilde
But people only die in proper duels, you know, with real wizards. The most you and Malfoyâ€™ll be able to do is send sparks at… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Intelligence and proper education will give you independence of spirit. — Charlotte Bronte
The fundamental basis of this nationâ€™s laws was given to Moses on the Mountâ€¦If we donâ€™t have a proper fundamental moral background, we will finally… — Harry S. Truman
I like to think of fire held in a man's hand. Fire, a dangerous force, tamed at his fingertips. I often wonder about the hours… — Ayn Rand
I thought about having a proper room, breathing life into it, and nobody minding. — Jenny Valentine
Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean. — Terry Pratchett
Then she lay on her back and gazed at the cloudless sky. Mr. Beebe, whose opinion of her rose daily, whispered to his niece that… — E. M. Forster
Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions. Jesus repeatedly emphasized the power of good thoughts and proper motives: 'Look unto me in every thought;… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Almost all people are hypnotics. The proper authority saw to it that the proper belief should be induced, and the people believed properly. — Charles Fort
Or maybe I had known him or maybe there's something that happens between some people at a level that goes beyond time measurements and what… — P. C. Cast
Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery, like the idle curved tunnels of leaf miners on the face of a leaf.… — Annie Dillard
Graffiti ultimately wins out over proper art because it becomes part of your city, it' s a tool; "I'll meet you in that pub, you… — Banksy
The dog approached again, cautiously. I found the bologna sandwich, ripped off a chunk, wiped the cheap watery mustard off, then placed it on the… — Charles Bukowski
Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach,â€ I agreed. He looked blank, so I repeated it with proper emphasis.… — Patricia Briggs
All I ask is that my final months be happy ones, and that I be permitted a husband who will see to my proper Christian… — Seth Grahame-Smith

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