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Reproof: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Reproof on her lip, but a smile in her eye.— SAMUEL LOVER — Rory O' More.

Fear not the anger of the wise to raise; Those best can bear reproof who merit praise.— POPE — Essay on Criticism. L. 582.

Better a little chiding than a great deal of heart-break.— Shakespeare — Merry Wives of Windsor. Act V. Sc. 3. L. 10.

Chide him for faults, and do it reverently, When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth.— Shakespeare — Henry IV. Pt. II. Act IV. Sc. 4. L. 37.

I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I know most faults.— Shakespeare — As You Like It. Act III. Sc. 2. L. 298.