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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Politeness -- The most acceptable hypocrisy. - Ambrose Bierce

Politeness — The most acceptable hypocrisy. – Ambrose Bierce

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Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. – Ambrose Bierce

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Ambrose Bierce
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Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. – Ambrose Bierce

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Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation. – Honore de Balzac

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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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To speak kindly does not hurt the tongue. – Proverb

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

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Its weird to have people so interested in your personal life. Its a part of the business that grosses me out. Im always bummed out for people who just happen to be dating a celebrity, and theyre also famous, and they cant live their life. – Andy Samberg

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Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each others speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in. – H. L. Mencken

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When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. – Plato

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The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. – Coco Chanel

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