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"Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential."
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"A spirit of candor and frankness, when wholly unaccompanied with coarseness, headmired in others, but he could not acquire it himself."
"Impeccable manners and courteous behavior are the hallmarks for healthy relations and human interaction."
"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."
"Audiences who behave obscene toward prominent people have no clue that their opinions can result others to have a bad impression on them."
"Victorian rigidities were such that ladies were not even allowed to blow out candles in mixed company, as that required them to pucker their lips suggestively. They could not say that they were going "to bed"--that planted too stimulating an image--but merely that they were "retiring." It became effectively impossible to discuss clothing in even a clinical sense without resort to euphemisms. Trousers became "nether integuments" or simply "inexpressibles" and underwear was "linen." Women could refer among themselves to petticoats or, in hushed tones, stockings, but could mention almost nothing else that brushed bare flesh."
"It is your turn to say something now, Mr. Darcy. I talked about the dance, and you ought to make some kind of remark on the size of the room, or the number of couples."
"What is acceptable on a personal level is very different from what is acceptable on a business level. When we utilize touch well, we can elevate our presentation, demonstrate respect, and convey confidence. However, when we use touch poorly, it can be disastrous, personally and professionally."
"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."
"Keep your opinion to yourself unless it's asked for."
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"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 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."
"If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Just when you're beginning to think pretty well of people, you run across somebody who puts sugar on sliced tomatoes."
"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."
"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."
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