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"You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners."
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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."

"Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything."

"Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."

"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."

"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."

"He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist."
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"I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain."


"About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all."


"Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women."
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