Confucius
Philosopher
"Be aroused by poetry; structure yourself with propriety, refine yourself with music."
Propriety quotes
Propriety
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Confucius
Philosopher
"Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music."
Confucius
Philosopher
"Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness."
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Writer
"Propriety is the least of all laws, and the most observed."
Confucius
Philosopher
"If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?"
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"A prig always finds a last refuge in responsibility."
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