Respectable Quotes

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DELUSION, n. The father of a most respectable family, comprising Enthusiasm, Affection, Self-denial, Faith, Hope, Charity and many other goodly sons and daughters. — Ambrose Bierce
Farmers are respectable and interesting to me in proportion as they are poor. — Henry David Thoreau
Architecture is a discipline that takes time and patience. If one spends enough years writing complex novels one might be able, someday, to construct a… — Thom Mayne
A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family,… — Chanakya
By the respectable terms of the modern literary profession, novelists do not preach. And, in fact, there has probably not been a less respectable novelist… — Claudia Roth
You must be respectable, if you will be respected. — Lord Chesterfield
In any country, corruption tends to increase when more respectable means of social advancement break down. — Katherine Boo
Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings. The reality will make any sincere record respectable. — Henry David Thoreau
Even respectable characters speak of a monarchical form of government without horror. — George Washington
A gathering of Democrats is more sweaty, disorderly, offhand, and rowdy than a gathering of Republicans; it is also likely to be more cheerful, imaginative,… — Clinton Rossiter
It is time, therefore, to abandon the superstition that natural science cannot be regarded as logically respectable until philosophers have solved the problem of induction.… — A.J. Ayer
Freemasonry is an ancient and respectable institution, embracing individuals of every nation, of every religion, and of every condition in life. Wealth, power and talents… — Andrew Jackson
But the most deplorable effect of all, is that diminution of attachment and reverence, which steals into the hearts of the people, towards a political… — James Madison
SORCERY, n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and death. — Ambrose Bierce
Our freedom must be had at all hazards. If the men of property will not help us they must fall; we will free ourselves by… — Wolfe Tone
What Joe Hamilton lacked more than anything else in the world was some one to kick him. Many a man who might have lived decently… — Paul Laurence Dunbar
A theorist today is hardly considered respectable if he or she has not introduced at least one new particle for which there is no experimental… — Steven Weinberg
Translating is a respectable, valuable, creative and worthwhile use of a human brain. — David Bellos
All decent people live beyond their incomes; those who aren't respectable live beyond other people's; a few gifted individuals manage to do both. — Hector Hugh Munro
Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable. — Chanakya

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