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"He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist."
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"He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist."
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"To Americans, English manners are far more frightening than none at all."
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"Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."
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"Take care of your manners as seriously as your money."
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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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"Graciously Accepting a Compliment. How many times have you offered someone a sincere compliment only to have it thrown back in your face as if your assessment were wrong? How did you feel? Women are notorious for this social misstep and poor maneuver. Why do they do it? Rejecting a compliment makes the compliment-giver feel as though they should have said nothing."
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"A true gentlemen is one who is never unintentionally rude."
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"The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones."
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"The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones."
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"Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything."
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"In the discovery of secret things and in the investigation of hidden causes, stronger reasons are obtained from sure experiments and demonstrated arguments than from probable conjectures and the opinions of philosophical speculators of the common sort."
Argument
"Philosophy is for the few."
Philosophy
"No one can have a higher opinion of him than I have, and I think he's a dirty little beast."
Opinion
"Man is nature's sole mistake."
Nature
"My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering."
Family
"You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it."
Idea
"He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist."
Manners
"We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely."
Fear
"I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all."
Thought
"The House of Peers, throughout the war, did nothing in particular, and did it very well."
War
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