 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,...  The Works of Edmund Burke - Page 380by Edmund Burke - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 pages
...insensible operation, like that of the 188 air we breathe in. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid...morals, they supply them, or they totally destroy them. -tjj&i/ ' * * * * A Whilst manners remain entire, they will correct the vices of law, and soften it... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...insensible operation, like that of the 188 air we breathe in. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid...morals, they supply them, or they totally destroy them. * * * * Whilst manners remain entire, they will correct the vices of law, and soften it at length to... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 pages
...insensible operation, like that of the 188 air we breathe in. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid...morals, they supply them, or they totally destroy them. * * * * Whilst manners remain entire, they will correct the vices of law, and soften it at length to... | |
 | 1834 - 918 pages
...uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we hreathe. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid...system of manners, the most licentious, prostitute, and ahandoned, that was ever known ; and at the same time, the most coarse, rude, savage, and ferocious.... | |
 | 1821 - 506 pages
...uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid...morals, they supply them, or they totally destroy them." — Burke. Anecdote. of Bishop Andrews. Doct. Andrews, Bishop of Winchester, besides heing a man of... | |
 | 1834 - 896 pages
...uniform, Insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid...the most licentious, prostitute, and abandoned, that was ever known ; and at the same time, the most coarse, rude, savage, and ferocious. Nothing in the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 662 pages
...uniform, insensible operation, like that ol the air we breathe in. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid...they totally destroy them. Of this the new French legis" & diplomatiques r£unis, fiddle nu prineipe de touveraialff it " peuples quint lui permet pn*... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...uniform, in sensible operation, like thatof the ¡iir we brealhe in. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid morals, they supply thuuj, or thuy totally destroy them. BURKE. 1834.] THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE [JANUARY 18, 1S34. THE IDOLS... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1837 - 660 pages
...uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid...they totally destroy them. Of this the new French legis" & diplomatiques re"unis, fidelle au principe de touvrrainlte de " peitples iiuine lui prrmet... | |
 | 1837 - 860 pages
...uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in ; they give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid...morals, they supply them, or they totally destroy them. — Surte. If you should happen to meet with an accident at table, endeavour to preserve your composure,... | |
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