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 - Página 178por Edmond Burke - 1815Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Edmund Burke - 1826 - 526 páginas
...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, steady, uniform, insensiroi,. ir. 45 ble operation, like that of the air we breathe in. They give their whole form and... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 662 páginas
...can be left on the mind of a thinking man concerning their determined hostility to the human race. or, and my guide, (you know in part what I have lost, and would to God I could clear e*3'' or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like... | |
| 1834 - 536 páginas
...things ; and thus, when we might be happy and quiet, we create trouble to ourselves. — IZAAJC WALTON. 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 - 1834 - 618 páginas
...determined hostility to the human race. Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a groat 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, steady, uniform,... | |
| 1834 - 896 páginas
...instruments of good and evil are true ; but he too rapidly drops their history. " Manners," he observes, "are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great measure, laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1835 - 620 páginas
...can be left on the mind of a thinking man, concerning their determined hostility to the human race. 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,... | |
| Ralph Randolph Gurley - 1835 - 576 páginas
...involving high responsibilities, and not to b» conducted without a serious amount of care and labour. • 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,... | |
| Ralph Randolph Gurley - 1835 - 560 páginas
...responsibilities, and not to be conducted without a serious amount of care and labour. ' ' . ' • ' ** Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them,...laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, md now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt 01 debase, barbarize or refine... | |
| Ralph Randolph Gurley - 1835 - 566 páginas
...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...a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation lite that of the air we breathe in " — BURKE. LIFE OF ASHMUN. There were other duties more private,... | |
| 1837 - 860 páginas
...glittering robes of stainless beauty drest, Join in the loud and everlasting strains 1 TWA MANNERS. MANNERS are of more importance than laws ; upon them,...measure, the laws depend. The law touches us but here aid there, now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarise... | |
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