Manner is all in all whatever is writ, the substitute for genius sense and wit

Quote by William Cowper

Topics: Manners Quotes

Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth. While truths,...

Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth. While truths,...

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only...

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only...

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in...

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in...

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell...

O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell...

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

God made the country, and man made the town.

God made the country, and man made the town.

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is...

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is...

It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling...

It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling...

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

Grief is itself a med'cine.

Grief is itself a med'cine.

The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back...

The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your back...

The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul...

The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul...

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by...

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by...

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay

John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he...

John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he...

Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. If children...

Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. If children...

A song will outlive all sermons in the memory.

A song will outlive all sermons in the memory.