"The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with 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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"Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of our generation you shall find."

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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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"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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"Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style."

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"He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist."

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"For benefits by their very greatness spotlight the difference in conditions and arouse a secret annoyance in those who profit from them. But the charm of simple good manners is almost irresistible."

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