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To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at read more
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.
A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.
A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.
Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.
Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.
A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.
Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.
Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the read more
Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is read more
If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is delightful to man.
