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"Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism--unless the criticized isn't within earshot."
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"Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."
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"Take care of your manners as seriously as your money."
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"Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism--unless the criticized isn't within earshot."
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"The test of good manners is to be patient with the 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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"Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything."
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"Manners Matter. Courteous behavior is the hallmark of healthy relations and human interaction. Manners ensure you will be more respected, admired, and appreciated. Thank you!"
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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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"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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"Hollywood is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing a ladder."
Humor
"It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work. He can't eat for eight hours; he can't drink for eight hours; he can't make love for eight hours. The only thing a man can do for eight hours is work."
Attitude
"If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate: The "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is worth any number of old ladies."
Writing
"A gentleman can live through anything."
Strength
"The best job that was ever offered to me was to become a landlord in a brothel. In my opinion it's the perfect milieu for an artist to work in."
Creativity
"The salvation of the world is in man's suffering."
Spiritual
"The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it."
Dream
"If I were reincarnated, I'd want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything."
Wisdom
"Pointless... like giving caviar to an elephant."
Humor
"The scattered tea goes with the leaves and every day a sunset dies."
Wisdom
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