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"The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones."
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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."
"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."
"A true gentlemen is one who is never unintentionally rude."
"Your manners are critical for both making a positive first impression and creating success in life, love, and business."
"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."
"Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism--unless the criticized isn't within earshot."
"Leaning forward in your chair when someone is trying to squeeze behind you isn't enough. You also have to move the chair."
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"If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend."
"As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave."
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