"Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

#Character Quotes #Study Quotes #Shame Quotes

“Some people come to Old Trafford and can't spell football, let alone understand it. They have a few drinks and a prawn sandwich but don't realise what's happening on the pitch”
“I've seen some very beautiful drag queens.”
“Do not smoke without asking permission or sit so near (as in a train) that the smoke might annoy.”

Source : Amy Vanderbilt (1967). “Amy Vanderbilt's Everyday Etiquette”
“The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.”
“The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.”
“Ships are a strange kind of commodity because they're very lumpy, very big individual units, but they're commodities.”
“You can't make people who you want them to be. That was a hard lesson for me.”
“Journalism at its best and most effective is education. Apparently people would not learn for themselves, nor from others.”

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