Proper Quotes

“Without a clear-cut vision and a proper reading of the roadmap we may not reach the buoyant shores of the horizon. If we only keep looking into the middle distance, we might easily walk straight into the wall. ("Change of Vision")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.”
― Plutarch

“Maria was married on Saturday. In all important preparations of mind she was complete, being prepared for matrimony by a hatred of home, by the misery of disappointed affection, and contempt of the man she was to marry. The bride was elegantly dressed and the two bridesmaids were duly inferior. Her mother stood with salts, expecting to be agitated, and her aunt tried to cry. Marriage is indeed a maneuvering business.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

“A proper bond between two people is severely damaged if the process is rushed.”
― James Dobson

“So, Mr. Mandrake, what is it you plan to do with me this evening?” I asked haughtily.

“I presume,” he said, playing along, “that I will start with feeding you proper and then proceed with more…pestiferous acts.”

I smiled through the confusion. I’d have to look up that word later.”
― Brandi Salazar, Faerie Tales: The Misfortune of a Teenage Socialite

“It’s just proper for old people to die. Otherwise, they’d go insane in a world too different from the one they knew.”
― psyche roxas-mendoza

“Good corporate governance, it's about being proper and prosper.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“Then she washed and dressed very attentively, putting on high-heeled court shoes, silk stockings, a black skirt and crisply ironed white blouse, because she was Viennese and one dressed properly even when one's world had ended.”
― Eva Ibbotson, The Morning Gift

“If Jarod Kintz was a cat, he'd stalk people silently and deadly. Right now, all he does is bark at them for no good reason, like all the good people do.”
― Will Advise, Nothing is here...

“We are about to be eaten by a dragon, you’re crawling on bleeding hands through bat droppings, and you’re worried about being proper?”
― Bethany Wiggins, The Dragon's Price

“But when necessary and proper battle it out, necessary always wins.”
― Bethany Wiggins, The Dragon's Price

“He can go to a boardroom meeting . . . he's very proper now." - Sydney Sage”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“Netiquette Positive Word of The Day: Able - having skill to do something. Intelligence is a synonym. NetworkEtiquette.net”
― David Chiles, The Principles Of Netiquette

“Every work needs proper organization.”
― Sunday Adelaja

“If the image of God takes his proper position in society, then many will want to come to God”
― Sunday Adelaja

“By properly going through hardships you can develop the qualities of the successful man that is in you”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Relax,' said Gold. 'I know when to tip the butler, and which sleeve to blow my nose on.”
― Simon R. Green, Shadows Fall

“Proper business models include human flourishing.”
― Richie Norton

“Proper discipline hurts.”
― Steven Magee

“He made a point of complimenting Lysistrara's brilliant handling of the rabies situation and thanking her for her generosity in the last minutes of Jessup's life. He turned to the section where the fallen mentors sat, asked her to stand, and invited the audience to give her a round of applause. Not only did they oblige, but at least half stood up, and while Lysistrata looked embarrassed, he thought she didn't really mind. Then he added that he hoped to properly thank her by fulfilling her prediction that the victor would be a tribute from District 12, namely, Lucy Gray. The audience could see for themselves how clever his tribute had been. And they shouldn't forget how she'd stood by Jessup until the bitter end. Again, that was behavior you might expect of a Capitol girl, but of one from the districts? It was something to think about, how much they rewarded character in the Hunger Games victor, how much she reflected their values.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes