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Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war
When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war
Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop
Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation read more
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.
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.
It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for read more
It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.
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.
