Quote by E.V. Lucas
There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy. - E.V. Lucas

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

Other quotes by E.V. Lucas

Women who make men talk better than they are accustomed to are always popular. – E.V. Lucas

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Women
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The truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing it is almost the only courageous thing left to do. – E.V. Lucas

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Honesty
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Manners
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The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones. – Gabirol (Solomon ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol), The Choice of Pearls

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Manners

Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them. – Bill Kelly

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Manners

Politeness is like an air-cushion—there may be nothing in it, but it wonderfully eases the joltings along the rough road of life. – Attributed to H.W. Beecher

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Manners

A man that should call everything by its right name would hardly pass the streets without being knocked down as a common enemy. – Lord Halifax

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Manners

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It is not necessary to have enemies if you go out of your way to make friends hate you. – Frank Dane

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Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. – John F. Kennedy

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Men

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs. – Euripides, Alexander

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Live Now

Madonna is a pro. I dont like her and have no respect for her but- I dont think she should be called a musician or a dancer or whatever you know, but I do have, well I do have respect for her ability to completely manipulate the media and have them work for her. – Jon Fishman

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respect