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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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Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for man — who has no gills. – Ambrose Bierce

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Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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[W]hat is good behavior? A lying varnish spread upon a bit of wood to make it pass for a cane. – Claude Tillier (1801–1844), My Uncle Benjamin: A Humorous, Satirical, and

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Civility costs nothing. – 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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The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated. – Desmond Tutu

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The heart of every man lies open to the shafts of correction if the archer can take proper aim. – Oliver Goldsmith

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I believe success is preparation, because opportunity is going to knock on your door sooner or later but are you prepared to answer that? – Omar Epps

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He who knows little knows enough if he knows how to hold is tongue. – Italian Proverb

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