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The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be found out" is despicable, but nevertheless, it is the one thing you can never get…
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Jealousy is the suspicion of one's own inferiority.
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An overdose of praise is like 10 lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.
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Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them.
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A little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one.
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Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an…
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Manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life.
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Manners are like primary colors, there are certain rules and once you have these you merely mix, i.e., adapt, them to meet…
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To tell a lie in cowardice, to tell a lie for gain, or to avoid deserved punishment-are all the blackest of black…
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There is no part of the executive branch that more exists on the outer edge of executive prerogative than the American intelligence…
— Michael Hayden
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Beware of ego: Ego is a double edged sword the outer edge cuts your popularity; while the inner edge pierces your purity.
— Green Monk
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From this outer edge of his life, looking back, there was only one remorse, and that was only that he wished to…
— Ray Bradbury
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From the outer edge of his life, looking back, there was only one remorse, and that was only that he wished to…
— Ray Bradbury
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I have me brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and with…
— Gloria Steinem
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