#proper

In the first place, Cranford is in possession of the Amazons; all the holders of houses above a certain rent are women. If a married couple come to settle in the town, somehow the gentleman disappears; he is either fairly frightened to death by being the only man in the Cranford parties, or he is accounted for by being with his regiment, his hip, or closely engaged in business all the week in the great neighbouring commercial town of Drumble, distant only twenty miles on a railroad. In short, whatever does become of the gentlemen, they are not at Cranford. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#humor #literature #men #ownership #people

It's precisely the disappointing stories, which have no proper ending and therefore no proper meaning, that sound true to life. ↗

— Max Frisch

#ending #life #meaning #precisely #proper

If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one's desires are many, what harm would they be to good order? ↗

— Xun Zi

#conforms #desires #even #good #harm

I have decided not to appeal the ruling that took my law license. My accusers, the Board of Supervisors, once again have fired my lawyers, ensuring I cannot properly defend myself or my anti-corruption efforts. ↗

— Andrew Thomas

#appeal #board #cannot #decided #defend

The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology. ↗

— Eric Allman

#getting #intellectual #intellectual property #law #much

There is no rule without revolts and conspiracies, even as there is no property without work and worry. ↗

— Ivo Andric

#even #property #revolts #rule #without

I don't have proper places to run. ↗

— Nader al-Masri

#places #proper #proper places #run

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#advised #all things #confident #integrity #judges

At times I experience hardship in trying to find the proper point of balance between traditional things and my own personality. ↗

— Princess Masako

#between #experience #find #hardship #i

I don't care about the rules. In fact, if I don't break the rules at least 10 times in every song then I'm not doing my job properly. ↗

— Jeff Beck

#break #care #doing #every #fact