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He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who

He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest. – Walter Benjamin

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The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion. – Walter Benjamin

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What you discover about people you try not to offend is that you can offend them without trying. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Civility costs nothing. – Proverb

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Treat your superior as a father, your equal as a brother, and your inferior as a son. – Proverb

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The test of ones behavior pattern; relationship to society, relationship to ones work, relationship to sex. – Alfred Adler

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Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees. – Karl Baker

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