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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The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. – Albert Camus

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Whoever one is, and wherever one is, one is always in the wrong if one is rude. – Maurice Baring

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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy. – E.V. Lucas

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Visitors should behave in such a way that the host and hostess feel at home. – J.S. Farynski

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