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

Politeness — The most acceptable hypocrisy. – Ambrose Bierce

Other quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead. – Ambrose Bierce

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Ambition
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It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better. – Ambrose Bierce

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Change
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Alliance – in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each others pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third. – Ambrose Bierce

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Politics
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Other Quotes from
Manners
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Civility costs nothing. – Proverb

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Manners

Nothing is more noble than politeness, and nothing more ridiculous than ceremony. – Proverb

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Manners

The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition. – Proverb

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Manners

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

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Manners

Random Quotes

As long as the food is well prepared and not overdone, I think it tastes good. It doesnt matter if its Chinese, Japanese, anything. – Martin Yan

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Food

Without doubt half the ethical rules they din into our ears are designed to keep us at work. – Llewelyn Powys

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Morality

Few persons who have ever sat for a portrait can have felt anything but inferior while the process is going on. – Anthony Powell

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Portraits

But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. Whats appealing is that you dont have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem. – Jane Campion

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Freedom