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  • A collections of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of the world, for he knows how to intersperse conversation with the former in fit places, and to recollect the latter on proper occasions.
  • Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.
  • The mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-à-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
  • Remember this, that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life.
  • It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.
  • The proper motto is not Be good, sweet maid, and let who can be clever, but Be good sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can. God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than any other slackers.
  • We are caught up in a paradox, one which might be called the paradox of conceptualization. The proper concepts are needed to formulate a good theory, but we need a good theory to arrive at the proper concepts.
  • To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture.
  • If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn't getting proper exercise.
  • If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.
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  • Joseph Addison Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Plutarch Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.
    Plutarch
    Greek biographer and essayist (46 - 120)
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  • Shirley Hazzard Children seldom have a proper sense of their own tragedy, discounting and keeping hidden the true horrors of their short lives, humbly imagining real calamity to be some prestigious drama of the grown-up world.
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  • Joseph Addison Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act with cheerfulness.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Oscar Wilde Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Frederick Douglass Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.
    Frederick Douglass
    African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator and writer (1818 - 1895)
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  • Joseph Addison Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Anthea Turner A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household.
    Anthea Turner
    English television presenter (1960 - )
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  • Bobby Flay An instant-read thermometer is your best bet for making sure that meat and fish are cooked to the proper temperature.
    Bobby Flay
    American celebrity chef and restaurateur (1964 - )
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  • Barbara Rosenblat As I read, I start to form clear ideas of the characters and allow myself to be a proper conduit for this author's voice so that you will feel you have been on a seductive audio journey.
    Barbara Rosenblat
    British actress (1950 - )
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  • Carl Gustav Jung At the moment I am looking into astrology, which seems indispensable for a proper understanding of mythology. There are strange and wondrous things in these lands of darkness. Please, don't worry about my wanderings in these infinitudes. I shall return laden with rich booty for our knowledge of the human psyche.
    Carl Gustav Jung
    Swiss psychiatrist (1875 - 1961)
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  • Confucius Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.
    Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • Camille Paglia Feminism has exceeded its proper mission of seeking political equality for women and has ended by rejecting contingency, that is, human limitation by nature or fate.
    Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990)
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • William Somerset Maugham For if the proper study of mankind is man, it is evidently more sensible to occupy yourself with the coherent, substantial and significant creatures of fiction than with the irrational and shadowy figures of real life.
    William Somerset Maugham
    English writer (1874 - 1965)
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  • Cliff Fadiman For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.
    Cliff Fadiman
    American writer
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  • I Ching Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.
    I Ching
    Chinese classical text (Book of Changes)
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  • George Bernard Shaw He never does a proper thing without giving an improper reason for it.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Richard Buckminster Fuller Here is God's purpose - for God, to me, it seems, is a verb not a noun, proper or improper.
    Richard Buckminster Fuller
    American poet, philosopher and inventor (1895 - 1983)
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  • Bernard M. Baruch I am quite sure that in the hereafter she will take me by the hand and lead me to my proper seat.
    News summaries (29 August 1955)
    Bernard M. Baruch
    American investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant (1870 - 1965)
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