Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them.
Propriety is the least of all laws, and the most observed.
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to those who can.
A prig always finds a last refuge in responsibility.
It is the effect of scarcity; one’s rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper.
Propriety's never been Adrian's strong suit.
Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music.
Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.
Be aroused by poetry; structure yourself with propriety, refine yourself with music.
If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?