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Acceptable Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.
- NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the…
- Politeness is the most acceptable hypocrisy
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- Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy. — Ambrose Bierce
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