A Quote by William Cowper

A moral, sensible, and well-bred manWill not affront me, and no other can.

William Cowper

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William Cowper
English - Poet
November 26, 1731 - April 25, 1800

A certain degree of ceremony is a necessary outwork of manners, as well as of religion; it keeps the forward and petulant at a proper distance, and is a very small restraint to the sensible and to the well-bred part of the world.

Lord Chesterfield

A morning sunne, and a wine-bred child, and a latin-bred woman, seldome end well.

George Herbert

I didn't grow up with my father in my life, and that bred a resentment in me, and it bred a mentality in me that made me very angry.

Rashad Evans

Let us be very strange and well-bred:Let us be as strange as if we had been married a great while;And as well-bred as if we were not married at all.

William Congreve

In later years, when I started working in police ethics, I was professionally drawn back to the topic but as well was better able to see two sides to loyalty - its importance for certain central human relations such as friendships, but also its corruptibility in the sense that loyalty could be invoked against other moral constraints: it sometimes function as something of a moral Trojan horse, undermining other moral considerations.

John Kleinig

It is all very well for so-called sensible people to recommend flat heels and short skirts, but most of us prefer not to be sensible.

Anna Held

Huskies get in trouble. Huskies are well-known to be escape artists. Why? Because they were bred to go long-distance. They're not bred to be in the backyard and just look beautiful because they have blue eyes.

Cesar Millan

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

Oscar Wilde

Old, that's an affront no woman can well bear.

Miguel de Cervantes

Whether something is sensible or not is subjective. What is sensible to me might not be for others.

Radhika Apte

In sitcoms, the women are so beautiful, understanding and well-bred. They have humor, but sort of display it with a twinkle of the eye and not a guffaw. But there's no juice in that for me.

Bea Arthur

No dog is as well bred or as well mannered or as distinguished and handsome.

Eugene O'Neill

With a chuckle, Jack mumbled under his breath to Nick. 'It's like watching the preppy, well-bred versions of you and me trash-talking.

Julie James

A lie is an affront to the soul, as well as an insult to the intelligence of the person to whom one lies.

Judith McNaught

In some cases, lack of full knowledge or holistic view, that is also part of the problem. But mainly lack of moral principle. So long you have this genuine sort of concern, well being of other. That's the foundation of moral principle.