 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 and opinions, moral, political and economical, with characters, from ... - Page 186by Edmund Burke - 1804Full view - About this book
 | Florence Hartley - Education - 1872 - 352 pages
...shocking the eye of the artist by incongruous mixtures. " Manners," says the eloquent Edmund Burke, " are 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 sooth, corrupt or purify, exalt... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1873 - 232 pages
...wants not argument to show that you must benefit in every way from a service so rendered. Burke says, '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, barbarise or refine... | |
 | E S. P - 1874 - 588 pages
...answered, " Friend, I pay you to fight against Alexander, not to revile him." Law and Manners. — Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them,...great measure, the laws depend. The law touches us but hero and there, now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarifie... | |
 | Thomas Low Nichols - Human behavior - 1874 - 256 pages
...Burke, " are of more importance than laws. In a great measure the laws depend on them. The law teaches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarise or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform,... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1876 - 660 pages
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...friends, let us be kind neighbours and pleasant acquaintances. BURKE : To R. Burke, Jan., March 20, 1792. 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,... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton Bullock - Women - 1876 - 46 pages
...importance than laws. 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 us, by a constant, steady, uniform, irreversible operation, like that of the air we breathe. They give the whole form and color to our... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1877 - 524 pages
...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,... | |
 | Oregon - Oregon - 1878 - 984 pages
...words to you upon the subject of manners. "Manners," says Burke, "are of more importance than Jaws. Upon them in a great measure the laws depend. The...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... | |
 | 1878 - 662 pages
...improve the opportunity to say a few words to you upon the subject of manners. "Mauners," says Burke, "are of more importance than laws. Upon them in a...laws depend. The law touches us, but here and there, aud now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or... | |
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