Propriety Quotes

99 Propriety quotes by 77 unique authors

The first monster that an audience has to be scared of is the filmmaker. They have to feel in the presence of someone not confined… — Wes Craven
I'm a gentleman, if nothing else. It's taken me years to become one, but finally I have a sense of propriety. — Eric Stoltz
It is the censor's business to make a judgment about the propriety of the content or message of the proposed expressive activity. The regulation here… — Richard Posner
Jewish nationalism means no more than recognition of the peoplehood of Israel, and of the propriety of that people's being a religio-cultural group in America,… — Milton Steinberg
Even in killing men, observe the rules of propriety. — Confucius
I believe the powers of observation in numbers of very young children to be quite wonderful for its closeness and accuracy. Indeed, I think that… — Charles Dickens
Oh, propriety," says Mrs Benjamin. "We're always so concerned with propriety. Even in total madness, we still stick to our hierarchies and chains of command. — Robert Jackson Bennett
Propriety is the least of all laws, and the most observed. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Ceremony forbids us to express by words things that are lawful and natural, and we obey it; reason forbids us to do things unlawful and… — Michel de Montaigne
A prig always finds a last refuge in responsibility. — Jean Cocteau
A footman may swear; but he cannot swear like a lord. He can swear as often: but can he swear with equal delicacy, propriety, and… — Jonathan Swift
The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament and… — Jack Layton
Women are told from their infancy, and taught by the example of their mothers, that a little knowledge of human weakness, justly termed cunning, softness… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I do not comprehend those rules of conduct that make us so content with self and so cold to those we love. I detest prudence,… — Jeanne Julie Eleonore de Lespinasse
For proverbs are the pith, the proprieties, the proofs, the purities, the elegancies, as the commonest so the commendablest phrases of a language. To use… — John Florio
But although we have noticed the ark as being the first ship, we cannot with propriety place it in the front of the history of… — R. M. Ballantyne
Proportion and propriety are among the best secrets of domestic wisdom; and there is no surer test of integrity than a well-proportioned expenditure. — Hannah More
Eating meat and drinking liquor are demonic vices. Those indulging in drink lose all sense of propriety, have no compassion or love and become demons. — Sathya Sai Baba
There's this line between propriety and how we really speak and how we really think. And I'm just trying to have fun with that stuff. — Paul Beatty
Any woman may act the part of a coquette successfully who has the reputation without the scruples of modesty. If a woman passes the bounds… — William Hazlitt
Anyone must be mainly ignorant or thoughtless, who is surprised at everything he sees; or wonderfully conceited who expects everything to conform to his standard… — William Hazlitt
It is almost impossible to translate verbally and well at the same time; for the Latin (a most severe and compendious language) often expresses that… — John Dryden
I'm waiting for the day when my children cease to find my domestic propriety reassuring and actually find it annoying. — Rachel Cusk
I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they… — Maria Mitchell
Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man… — Horatio Nelson

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