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"Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within."
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"Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power."

"And as is often the case, the people who would benefit the most from reading a book like this are the ones least likely to buy and read it. For you, however, this chapter will serve as a sterling reminder to make your manners shine."

"You need not to love everyone, but you need to be polite with everyone, people will appreciate your politeness more than your love, because politeness is sweeter than love."

"When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'."

"(Politeness is) a tacit agreement that people's miserable defects whether moral or intellectual shall on either side be ignored and not be made the subject of reproach."

"You said "Hi", I to be polite will say "Bye"!"

"That's depressing, when somebody says "please" to you."

"Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within."
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"There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience."

"Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do."

"When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman."

"There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking."

"Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates."
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