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    Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

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To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

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Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases read more

Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed.

by Erastus Wiman Found in: Courtesy Quotes,
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your read more

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

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If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.

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It is tact that is golden, not silence.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Tact Quotes,
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Without tact you can learn nothing.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Tact Quotes,
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Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

by Isaac Newton Found in: Tact Quotes,
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Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.

Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.

by Oliver Herford Found in: Tact Quotes,
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Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.

by Henry Clay Found in: Courtesy Quotes,
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