If I am perturbed by the reproach and misunderstanding that may follow action taken for the good of souls for whom I must give account; if I cannot commit the matter and go on in peace and in silence, remembering Gethsemane and the cross, then I know nothing of Calvary love.
Affection reproaches, but does not denounce.
They who have put out the people's eyes reproach them of their blindness.
We can live our own lives in a way that does not bring reproach on the principles we claim to support.
No reproach is like that we clothe in a smile, and present with a bow.
The reproach that superficial people formulate against Manet, that whereas once he painted ugliness, now he paints vulgarity, falls harmlessly to the ground, when we recognize the fact that he paints the truth.
Some reproaches praise; some praises reproach.
What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach, 'Tis an implicit satire on mankind; And while it satisfies, it censures too.
Educational legislation nowadays is largely in the hands of illiterate people, and the illiterate will take good care that their illiteracy is not made a reproach on them.
Prudence reproaches; conscience accuses.
The Sting of a reproach, is the Truth of it.
There is no wretchedness like self-reproach.
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.
My father is a man of impeccable character who has worked tirelessly for the United Nations for many years. His integrity is beyond reproach.
The only form of lying that is absolutely beyond reproach is lying for its own sake.
When an oath is taken. . . the mind is more attentive; for it guards against two things, the reproach of friends and offence against the gods.
We ought not to heap reproaches on old age, seeing that we all hope to reach it.
Before you place your financial future in the hands of an adviser, it's imperative that you find someone who not only makes you comfortable but whose honesty is beyond reproach.
The object isn't to be perfect. The goal isn't to hold back until you've created something beyond reproach. I believe the opposite is true. Our birthright is to fail and to fail often, but to fail in search of something bigger than we can imagine. To do anything else is to waste it all.
