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"Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards. There is a sense of getting somewhere fast, which satisfies a native American urge."
"Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue."
"The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil."
"Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated."
"Humility is the courage to be honest with yourself and those around you."
"In judging our progress as individual we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education. These are, of course, important in measuring one's success in material matters and it is perfectly understandable if many people exert themselves mainly to achieve all these. But internal factors may be even more crucial in assessing one's development as a human being. Honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, pure generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve others - qualites which are within reach of every soul - are the foundation of one's spiritual life."
Explore more quotes by Judith Martin
"Chaperons, even in their days of glory, were almost never able to enforce morality; what they did was to force immorality to be discreet. This is no small contribution."
"Most people who work at home find they do not have the benefit of receptionists who serve as personal guards."
"Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd be surprised what an inducement that is to the education of children."
"We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society."
"Indeed, Miss Manners has come to believe that the basic political division in this country is not between liberals and conservatives but between those who believe that they should have a say in the love lives of strangers and those who do not."
"Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress."
"If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached."
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