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

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

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

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Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top. – Francis Beaumont

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The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. – Malcolm Bradbury

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He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. – St. Basil

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When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard. – American Indian Proverb

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The bullied straight kid goes home to a shoulder to cry on and support and can talk freely about his experience at school and why hes being bullied. I couldnt go home and open up to my parents. – Dan Savage

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