Decorum

Decorum

Decorum (from the Latin: "right, proper") was a principle of classical rhetoric, poetry and theatrical theory that was about the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject. The concept of decorum is also applied to prescribed limits of appropriate social behavior within set situations.

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Famous quotes containing the word decorum:

    “It is sweet and honourable to die for one’s country.
    [Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.]”
    —Horace [Quintus Horatius Flaccus] (65–8 B.C.)

    “Let them cant about decorum Who have characters to lose!”
    —Robert Burns (1759–1796)

    “Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)