Properly Quotes

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Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly. What doesn't transmit light creates its own… — Marcus Aurelius
Would you have done that in his place? Would you have left him and gone on?" "Of course I would!" Halt replied immediately. But something… — John Flanagan
In this statement, my Scipio, I build on your own admirable definition, that there can be no community, properly so called, unless it be regulated… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
â€¦dearest, loveliest Elizabeth [...] By you, I was properly humbled. — Jane Austen
I feel strangely free at such times. To behave properly is to be always courteous, always clever, and subtle and elegant. But now, when I… — Kij Johnson
In every department of physical science there is only so much science, properly so-called, as there is mathematics. — Immanuel Kant
I've come to see our central nervous system as a kind of vintage switchboard, all thick foam wires and old-fashioned plugs. The circuitry isn't properly… — Darin Strauss
Do you think I don't want him to be gone more than you do? I do. Because I need to know that I can still… — Melina Marchetta
Once upon a time there were two countries, at war with each other. In order to make peace after many years of conflict, they decided… — Vera Nazarian
He'd always known that the world was an interesting place, and his imagination had peopled it with pirates and bandits and spies and astronauts and… — Terry Pratchett
Telling lies is a bit like tiling bathrooms - if you don't know how to do it properly, it's best not to try. — Tom Holt
And then it went, and time passed properly once more, every second following every other second just like they're meant to. — Neil Gaiman
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if you… — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
The very comprehensibility of the world points to an intelligence behind the world. Indeed, science would be impossible if our intelligence were not adapted to… — William A. Dembski
Thatâ€™s my girl,â€ she said, her eyes holding a shared pain as she saw my confusion. â€œAl, where are you going to put her? Not… — Kim Harrison
Dissimulation, secretiveness, appear a necessity to the melancholic. He has complex, often veiled relations with others. These feelings of superiority, of inadequacy, of baffled feeling,… — Susan Sontag
If you were a boy and a girl and you were in love with each other, really, properly in love, and if you could show… — Kazuo Ishiguro
I wish I were whole. I wish I could have given you youngs, if you'd wanted them and I could conceive them. I wish I… — J R Ward
Am I horny enough to hump a bedpost?" Mica asked. "Not quite yet. Should I consult with you first, Doctor?" Sarcasm lay thick and heavy… — Lora Leigh
who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his… — C.S. Lewis

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