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"When you have told anyone you have left him a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once."
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"We must remember that some hand gestures which are commonly used and widely accepted in the U.S. might be considered rude or offensive in other countries. As always, I encourage you to be mindful of how and where you use certain gestures to assure you maintain your professionalism and positive impressions."
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"Sometimes it is better to refrain from engaging in conversation because making no impression is better than making a bad impression."
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"What is acceptable on a personal level is very different from what is acceptable on a business level. When we utilize touch well, we can elevate our presentation, demonstrate respect, and convey confidence. However, when we use touch poorly, it can be disastrous, personally and professionally."
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"He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest."
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"The elegance of etiquette is a timeless expression of class which transcends social status, demographics, educational level, and ethnicity. Good manners say more about you than the person who is on the receiving end."
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"Seek to make others feel comfortable by demonstrating respect for their individual needs as well as their cultural norms. Your consideration and heightened awareness will guide you well-and help you make a great first impression."
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"It is better to be polite than rude."
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"Dining with the King; your attire, attitude and mentality must change."
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"Your handshake has the power to reveal your strength of character, make a promise, demonstrate your level of respect, exercise your etiquette, and represent your business acumen. Learning how to do it well will take you far in life and in business."
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"To call certain people, such as your boss, teachers, professors, doctors, your parent's friends, etc. by their first names might be considered disrespectful. It is best to err on the side of caution until you know what is appropriate."
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"A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it."
Money
"If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success."
Death
"When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence."
Doubt
"Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself."
Architecture
"God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal."
God
"In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa."
Virtue
"To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him."
God
"A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget."
Friendship
"People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy."
People
"The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything."
Man
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