“There are few defects in our nature so glaring as not to be veiled from observation by politeness and good-breeding.” ObservationDefectsPolitenessBreedingGood Breeding Book:Moral reflections, sentences and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld Source: Moral reflections, sentences and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld
“Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, with much greater propriety, that good-nature is natural politeness.” MayHas BeensNaturalGreaterDefinedArtificialPolitenessProprietyGood Nature Book:Moral reflections, sentences and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld Source: Moral reflections, sentences and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld