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“Don't solicit for your sister, it's not nice. Unless you…” quote by Tom Lehrer — Download Open image

“Don't solicit for your sister, it's not nice. Unless you get a good percentage of her price.”

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Good manners are not bred in moments, but in years.

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One man lies in his words, and gets a bad reputation; another in his manners, and enjoys a good one.

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“...the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.”

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Politics has rough manners, but it is a very useful thing.

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