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"Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding."
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"To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration."
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"Conventional manners are a kind of literacy test for the alien who comes among us."
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"He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest."
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"To call certain people, such as your boss, teachers, professors, doctors, your parent's friends, etc. by their first names might be considered disrespectful. It is best to err on the side of caution until you know what is appropriate."
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"Take the initiative with deliberate steps to be a polite person:1. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.2. Reciprocate a thoughtful word or a good deed in kind.3. Say "excuse me" when you bump into someone, unintentionally violate someone's space, or need to get someone's attention.4. Apologize when you've made a mistake or are in the wrong.5. Live by the "Golden Rule" and treat others the way you would like to be treated.6. When dining at home or in a restaurant, wait until everyone is served before eating your meal.7. Acknowledge notable events like birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries."
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"We must remember that some hand gestures which are commonly used and widely accepted in the U.S. might be considered rude or offensive in other countries. As always, I encourage you to be mindful of how and where you use certain gestures to assure you maintain your professionalism and positive impressions."
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"The elegance of etiquette is a timeless expression of class which transcends social status, demographics, educational level, and ethnicity. Good manners say more about you than the person who is on the receiving end."
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"Impeccable manners and courteous behavior are the hallmarks for healthy relations and human interaction."
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"Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding."
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"The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness."
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"It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God."
God
"It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen."
Wisdom
"Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other."
Thought
"Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust."
Money
"To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means that one has got beyond being shocked, although one preserves one's own moral aesthetic preferences."
Creativity
"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions."
Man
"Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth."
Work
"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."
Friendship
"Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children."
Truth
"I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived."
Life
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