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Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. - Arthur Scho

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer
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People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. – French Proverb

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He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. – St. Basil

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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference. – Cesare Pavese, This Business of Living: Diaries

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To speak kindly does not hurt the tongue. – Proverb

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