"Emily Post says that talking about oneself isn't very polite.' 'I'm sure Miss Post is perfectly correct, but that doesn't seem to stop the rest of us."

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Source : Amor Towles (2011). “Rules of Civility”, p.34, Hachette UK

Amor Towles

#Talking Quotes #Missing Quotes #Polite Quotes

“White means the strength of fragility and the fragility of the passage of time.”
“If I read as many books as most men do, I would be as dull-witted as they are.”
“Don't just view me as an actor”
“She wants to lead the glamorous life, but without love, it ain't much.”
“I do think vajazzles need to stop. The whole thing of glitter-ising your cell phone and your purse and your body needs to stop.”

Source : Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk
“You mean he thinks I'm going to get MORE offers?" Kim said, appalled. "He doesn't seem to be the only one that thinks so." Mairelon said. "Aunt Agatha mentioned it to me yesterday afternoon. Is there anyone, or would you rather I turn the lot of them away?" Kim shook her head. "There isn't anyone." Except you.”
“The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption of the citizens from foreign bias and prejudice; and on that love of country which will almost invariably be found to be closely connected with birth, education and family.”
“Among the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts. Praised be God, ye are now exerting strenuous efforts toward this end. The more ye persevere in this most important task, the more will ye witness the confirmations of God, to such a degree that ye yourselves will be astonished.”

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