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"One of the most obvious facts about grown-ups, to a child, is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child."
Fact
"I decided that Europeans and Americans are like men and women: they understand each other worse, and it matters less, than either of them suppose."
Man
"In the United States, there one feels free... Except from the Americans - but every pearl has its oyster."
American
"A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times."
Man
"To Americans, English manners are far more frightening than none at all."
Manners
"The blind date that has stood you up: your life."
Life
"The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks."
Age
"If we meet an honest and intelligent politician, a dozen, a hundred, we say they aren't like politicians at all, and our category of politicians stays unchanged; we know what politicians are like."
Politics
"He thinks that Schiller and St Paul were just two Partisan Review editors."
Misunderstanding
"It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life."
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"The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones."
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"To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself."
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"Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of our generation you shall find."
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"I was raised in an era when part of respecting your elders was to call them by Mr. or Mrs. When my children were growing up, an occasional child would call me Susan. It was jarring, felt disrespectful, and I did not like it. We reached a mutual agreement and their friends began calling me Ms. Susan. Perhaps this is more prevalent in the South, however, your awareness and consideration can help prevent social missteps."
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"Manners Matter. Courteous behavior is the hallmark of healthy relations and human interaction. Manners ensure you will be more respected, admired, and appreciated. Thank you!"
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"Your manners are critical for both making a positive first impression and creating success in life, love, and business."
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"Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism--unless the criticized isn't within earshot."
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"Using titles such as Mr., Mrs., Miss, Dr., etc. demonstrates respect. In previous generations, it was a social necessity and simply good manners. One would consider you rude and uncultured if you were so presumptuous as to go straight to a "first name basis. First names can imply an intimacy that does not exist and it may offend a new person until they know you better. Be wary of making assumptions."
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"But I was also told to hold doors for women and children, to shake hands with a firm grip, to remember people's names, and to always give the customer a little more than expected."
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"Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."
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