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Ceremony: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips, -especially prunes and prism.— DICKENS — Little Dorrit. Bk. II. Ch. V.

Ceremony was but devis'd at first To set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, Recanting goodness, sorry ere 'tis shown.— Shakespeare — Timon of Athens. Act I. Sc. 2. L. 16.

Or ceremony, show me but thy worth! What is thy soul of adoration? Art thou aught else but place, degree, and form, Creating awe and fear in other men?— Shakespeare — Henry V. Act IV. Sc. 1. L. 261.

To feed were best at home; From thence the sauce to meat is ceremony; Meeting were bare without it.— Shakespeare — Macbeth. Act III. Sc. 4. L. 36.

What art thou, thou idol ceremony? What kind of god art thou, that suffer'st more Of mortal griefs than do thy worshippers?— Shakespeare — Henry V. Act IV. Sc. 1. L. 257.

What infinite heart's ease Must kings neglect, that private men enjoy? And what have kings that privates have not too, Save ceremony, save general ceremony?— Shakespeare — Henry V. Act IV. Sc. 1. L. 253.

When love begins to sicken and decay, It useth an enforced ceremony, There are no tricks in plain and simple faith. Julius Cæsar. Act IV. Sc. 2. L.