Fanny Jackson Coppin - A gentleman can always be told by the way he speaks to those that he thinks

A gentleman can always be told by the way he speaks to those that he thinks are his inferiors in some respect. His equals he does not wish to offend, his superiors he does not dare to offend, and of those whom he considers his inferiors he would be all the more considerate.

- Fanny Jackson Coppin

source: Fanny Jackson Coppin (1987). “Reminiscences of School Life, and Hints on Teaching”, Facsimiles-Garl

topic: Respect, Thinking, Gentleman