 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 - Σελίδα 178των Edmond Burke - 1815Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Edmund Burke - 1826 - 526 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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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