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“Can you nominate in order now the degrees of the lie? I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth; the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct. All these you may avoid but the Lie Direct; and you may avoid that too, with an If. . . . Your If is the only peace-maker; much virtue in If.”

Ifs Firsts May Lying Order Names Peace Virtue Circumstances Degrees Direct Thirds Makers Fourth Modesty Modest Fifth Courteous Valiant Quip Reproof Retorts

Author:William Shakespeare

“The humility that cringes in order that reproof may be escaped or favor obtained is as unchristian as it is profoundly immoral.”

May Order Humility Favors Immoral Cringe Reproof Unchristian

Author:Dallas Willard

“Since that first showing of Foolish Wives I have seemed to walk through vast crowds of people, their white American faces turned towards me in stern reproof.”

People Firsts Faces White Walks Wife Stupid Crowds Foolish Reproof

Author:Erich von Stroheim

“Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Men May Teaching He Man Very Good Scripture Righteousness Instruction Good Work Profitable Corrections Man Of God Reproof

Author:Paul the Apostle

“The Lord had been very gracious, and spoke peace to me in the time of my distress, and I now most ungratefully turned again to folly; at times I felt sharp reproof, but I did not get low enough to cry for help.”

Enough Helping Felt Peace Lord Cry Lows Folly Spokes Distress Gracious Reproof Get Low

Book:The Works of J. Woolman

Source: The Works of J. Woolman

“Ah, how steadily do they who are guilty shrink from reproof!”

Inspirational Guilty Shrinks Reproof

Book:Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer

Source: Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer

“Fear not the anger of the wise to raise; Those best can bear reproof who merit praise.”

Wise Bears Praise Raises Merit Fear Not Reproof

Book:The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe

Source: The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe