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"Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim, for the only chivalry worth having is that which is the readiest to to pay deference to the old, protect the feeble, and serve womankind, regardless of rank, age, or color."
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"Treat people like people. Beware of pity and patronization because in them, you can't see when you're unashamedly looking down on someone."
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"I didn't have the vaguest idea of what to do " I couldn't keep staring at the wall forever, I told myself. But even that admonition didn't work. A faculty advisor reviewing a graduation thesis would have had the perfect comment: you write well, you argue clearly, but you don't have anything to say."
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"Never ask about the details of someone's personal life, only the quality. Because if they want you to know, they'll let you know. If they don't want you to know, there is no need to know."
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"What grave liability one incurs when one calls a virtuous woman, a whore! It will ruin his countless lives to come. There is no liability if one calls a whore a virtuous woman!"
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"Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision."
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"I am 15 and you are 51, I know you are the best, to be loved by, everyone."
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"It is wise to use titles for people in positions of power, higher education, seniority, or maturity, unless otherwise instructed. This may sound old-fashioned, but practicing respectful traditions will earn you points and inevitably make you seem more cultured and sophisticated. This is especially true with older generations."
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"The natural and untainted male mind respects and loves the woman and her magnificent scope of capability and creative gifts."
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"Being told you are wrong or insulted, gives you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally."
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"We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him."
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"I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this."
Love
"She was one of those happily created beings who please without effort make friends everywhere and take life so gracefully and easily that less fortunate souls are tempted to believe that such are born under a lucky star."
Character
"Many of the bravest never are known, and get no praise. [But]that does not lessen their beauty..."
Courage
"Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want."
Relationship
"I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without knowing why or being able to explain them."
Growth
"In silence learned the sweet solace which affection administers to sorrow."
Comfort
"Possessed of that indescribable charm called grace."
Personality
"Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning."
Direction
"Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know."
Truth
"For action is always easier than quiet waiting."
Patience
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