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Decency is one of those quiet, respectable virtues that make life more pleasant by adding no commotions.
That It Is More Admirable To Be a Decent Person Than Otherwise « Unknowing 2010
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Decency is all very well, but the decent will not inherit the earth, the pure in heart will [actually, they'll see God --- Romantics are nothing if not inaccurate], and purity of heart is so to desire something that you desire nothing else: it is complete and in a way reckless, giving up everything to acquire the object of its desire.
That It Is More Admirable To Be a Decent Person Than Otherwise « Unknowing 2010
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Decency is in the eye of the beholder, as is humor.
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Whether it's a first or not, it's not clear how much of the scene will actually be shown on the season premiere of The Good Wife (September 28) -- the clip hadn't been approved by the CBS standards department (aka The Decency Police).
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In this last Particular lies the whole Force of what is called Decency; to this purpose that excellent Moralist above-mentioned talks of Decency; but this
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Particular lies the whole Force of what is called Decency; to this purpose that excellent Moralist above-mentioned talks of Decency; but this Quality is more easily comprehended by an ordinary Capacity, than expressed with all his Eloquence.
The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Joseph Addison 1695
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- New York Daily News Obama Ties Passage of Health Insurance Bill to American 'Decency' - FOXNews Ukraine presidential election 'goes to second round' - BBC News President Obama surprises Michelle with birthday dinner - USA Today Prince wants more 'positive' films
nst online 2010
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"Decency," said Felix, "when you're poor is extravagance, and bad example when you're rich."
The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915
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"Decency" is the LAST thing I would EVER expect from this
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However of "Far Greater Significance" had not only the "Decency" but also the
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