 Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great measure, the laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant,...  Maxims, Opinions and Characters, Moral, Political, and Economical - Pagina 178door Edmond Burke - 1815Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Rev. James Wood - 1893 - 694 pagina’s
...judged. Schiller. Manners are not idle, but the fruit / Of loyal 35 nature and of noble mind. Tennyson, ng more terrible to a guilty heart than the eye of a respected friend. laws depend.' Burke. Manners are stronger than laws. /V. Manners are the happy ways o_f doing things... | |
 | Maturin Murray Ballou - 1894 - 604 pagina’s
...— Washington Irving. A well-bred man is always sociable and complaisant. — Montaigne. Manners arc of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great measure, the laws depend. The law can touch us here and there, now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1894 - 480 pagina’s
...kindly fruit of a refined nature, and are the open sesame to the best of society. They vex or soothe, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us by a constant, steady, uniform, invincible operation like that of the air we breathe. Even power itself has not half the might of gentleness,... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1896 - 488 pagina’s
...kindly fruit of a refined nature, and are the open sesame to the best of society. They vex or soothe, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us by a constant, steady, uniform, invincible operation like that of the air we breathe. Even power itself has not half the might of gentleness,... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1896 - 490 pagina’s
...kindly fruit of a refined nature, and are the open sesame to the best of society. They vex or soothe, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us by a constant, steady, uniform, invincible operation like that of the air we breathe. Even power itself has not half the might of gentleness,... | |
 | William Bittle Wells, Lute Pease - 1900 - 1250 pagina’s
...are of inestimable value to men and women when brought into contact with the world. Burke says that "Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them,...and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform,... | |
 | William Drysdale - 1900 - 540 pagina’s
...— Swift. Unbecoming forwardness often proceeds more from ignorance than impudence. — Greville. Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them,...laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1901 - 1022 pagina’s
...on the mind of a thinking man concerning their determined hostility to the human race. Manners arc of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great...and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform,... | |
 | A. B. Guilford, Aaron Lovell - 1901 - 184 pagina’s
...impious seminary cylinder illegible courteous treacle infallible vesicle drollery intolerant ventricle Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them,...a great measure, the laws depend. The law touches but here and there, now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase,... | |
 | A. B. Guilford, Aaron Lovell - 1901 - 192 pagina’s
...petulant receiver responsible righteous spectacle salubrious sobriety seminary treacle vesicle ventricle Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them,...a great measure, the laws depend. The law touches but here and there, now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase,... | |
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