Precepts

Famous quotes containing the word precepts:

“The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)

“When the precepts and example of Jesus Christ fully interpermeate society, to labor with the hands will be regarded not only as a duty but a privilege.”
—Catherine E. Beecher (1800–1878)

“Teaching creativity to your child isn’t like teaching good manners. No one can paint a masterpiece by bowing to another person’s precepts about elbows on the table.”
—Gurney Williams III (20th century)