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"Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential."
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"Considerations & Exceptions for Impressive Handshakes Be mindful of a person's age; be tender with arthritic hands. In that case, a loose and gentler handshake is a gesture of sensitivity and compassion. Show interest; even if your right hand is full, offer your left hand. Demonstrate respect when you are caught in an introduction while seated; try to stand. Be instinctive about when to allow the length of your handshake to linger to express unity, connection, or sympathy."
"Now," said Brandons low, cold voice. "Lets not be rude eve."
"It is better to be polite than rude."
"When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once."
"Seek to make others feel comfortable by demonstrating respect for their individual needs as well as their cultural norms. Your consideration and heightened awareness will guide you well-and help you make a great first impression."
"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."
"Asking permission to call someone by their first name is a gesture of gentility and consideration. And once permission is granted, the gate is open for mutual respect and mutual purpose. Simply demonstrating this courtesy before making an assumption is impressive. Once permission is granted, you have earned points on both sides."
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"The trouble with the dictionary is that you have to know how a word is spelled before you can look it up to see how it is spelled."
"If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence."
"Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people."
"If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence."
"Just when you're beginning to think pretty well of people, you run across somebody who puts sugar on sliced tomatoes."
"I don't like to boast, but I have probably skipped more poetry than any other person of my age and weight in this country."
"Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons."
"It's easy to see the faults in people I know; it's hardest to see the good. Especially when the good isn't there."
"The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for."
"Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons."
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