Revolution in the modern
Revolution in the modern case is no longer an uncouth business. Garet Garrett
Uncouth
The ministers of Christ
The ministers of Christ should possess refinement. All uncouth manners, attitudes and gestures should be discarded, and they should encourage in themselves humble dignity of bearing. Ellen G. White
Oh! that look of
Oh! that look of love!\” continued he, between his teeth, as he bolted himself into his own private room. \”And that cursed lie; which showed some terrible shame in the background, to be kept from the light in which I thought she lived perpetually! Oh, Margaret, Margaret! Mother, how you have tortured me! Oh! Margaret, … Read more
After her came jolly
After her came jolly June, arrayed All in green leaves, as he a player were; Yet in his time he wrought as well as played, That by his plough-irons mote right well appear. Upon a crab he rode, that did him bear, With crooked crawling steps, an uncouth pace, And backward rode, as bargemen wont … Read more
There is America, which
There is America, which at this day serves for little more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth manners, yet shall, before you taste of death, show itself equal to the whole of that commerce which now attracts the envy of the world. Edmund Burke
Too much truth is
Too much truth is uncouth. Franklin P. Adams
Within the oyster\’s shell
Within the oyster’s shell uncouth The purest pearl may hide, Trust me you’ll find a heart of truth Within that rough outside. Frances Sargent Osgood
Europeans hate the way
Europeans hate the way Americans talk. They think we’re loud and uncouth and they don’t like our jokes, except for Michael Moore. Plus, they resent the fact that they’ve had to learn our language because if they didn’t we wouldn’t buy their stupid metric widgets or visit their overpriced ruins. Denis Boyles
Whatever people may say,
Whatever people may say, the fastidious formal manner of the upper classes is preferable to the slovenly easygoing behaviour of the common middle class. In moments of crisis, the former know how to act, the latter become uncouth brutes. Cesare Pavese
You see some classes
You see some classes of the human family that are black, uncouth, uncomely, disagreeable and low in their habits, wild, and seemingly deprived of nearly all the blessings of the intelligence that is generally bestowed upon mankind….Cain slew his brother. Can might have been killed, and that would have put a termination to that line … Read more