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Essays, Literary, Moral, and Political

Book by David Hume · 5 quotes · Advantage, Affected, Age

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“Among well bred people a mutual deference is affected, contempt for others is disguised; authority concealed; attention given to each in his turn; and an easy stream of conversation maintained without vehemence, without interruption, without eagerness for victory, and without any airs of superiority.”