Propriety Quotes

99 Propriety quotes by 77 unique authors

It was the king's army, the king's people, the king's taxes; and he who questioned the propriety of the royal prerogative of taking from his… — John Buchanan Robinson
Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference… — Patrick Henry
Genius disregards the boundaries of propriety. Genius is permitted to shout if shouting is productive. — Lois Lowry
Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established — Confucius
In reality the world is made of thousands of groups of about five hundred people, all of whom will spend their lives bumping into each… — Neil Gaiman
The act of writing itself is much like the construction of a mirror made of words. Looking at certain illuminated corners of or cracks within… — Aberjhani
The row of dolls watched her impassively from the bookshelf, their tea party propriety almost certainly offended. — Holly Black
Just because I tread heavily on propriety's toes doesn't mean I can't play the game when it's of use to me. — Patrick Rothfuss
I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should not I call… — Jane Austen
Because like all whores you value propriety. You are creature of capitalism, the ethics of which are so totally corrupt and hypocritical that your beauty… — E L Doctorow
An outrageous instinct to love and be loved blinded your arms to lines of propriety––Women and Men, Christians and Jews, Muslims and Buddhists, white, black,… — Aberjhani
Propriety's never been Adrian's strong suit. — Richelle Mead
The important consequences to the American States from this Declaration of Independence, considered as the ground and foundation of a future government, naturally suggest the… — John Hancock
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much. — Quintilian
The charge was left entirely to himself from midnight until the rising of the sun; and if all the shepherds in the Forest had been… — James Hogg
I respectfully suggest the propriety of having stationed at the arsenal a full company of U. S. troops, that they may be made available in… — Thomas L. Smith
I do not mean that you could continue to do this with propriety or even with safety; I merely assert that the power is, in… — Jay Alan Sekulow
Those expressions are omitted which can not with propriety be read aloud in the family. — Thomas Bowdler
A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them,… — Xunzi
A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion — Unknown Author
No man is a warmer advocate for proper restraints and wholesome checks in every department of government than I am; but I have never yet… — George Washington
The truest human is the one whose conduct proceeds from goodwill and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self control is equal to all… — Markesa Yeager
Silence that dreadful bell: it frights the isle From her propriety. — Othello
She is a prude in her own defence ... under the specious mask of propriety, she conceals the decay of her worn-out charms. — Unknown Author

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