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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
126
Thus
the
first
rule
for
a
graceful
manner
is
unselfish
consideration
of
others.
By
endeavoring
to
acquire
the
habit
of
politeness,
it
will
soon
become
familiar,
and
sit
on
you
with
ease,
if
not
with
elegance.
Let
it
never
be
forgotten,
that
genuine
politeness
is
a
great
fosterer
of
family
love;
it
allays
accidental
irritation,
by
preventing
harsh
retorts
and
rude
contradictions;
it
softens
the
boisterous,
stimulates
the
indolent,
suppresses
selfishness,
and
by
forming
a
habit
of
consideration
for
others,
harmonizes
the
whole.
Politeness
begets
politeness,
and
brothers
may
be
easily
won
by
it,
to
leave
off
the
rude
ways
they
bring
home
from
school
or
college.
Sisters
ought
never
to
receive
any
little
attention
without
thanking
them
for
it,
never
to
ask
a
favor
of
them
but
in
courteous
terms,
never
to
reply
to
their
questions
in
monosyllables,
and
they
will
soon
be
ashamed
to
do
such
things
themselves.
Both
precept
and
example
ought
to
be
laid
under
contribution,
to
convince
them
that
no
one
can
have
really
good
manners
abroad,
who
is
not
habitually
polite
at
home.
If
you
wish
to
be
a
well-bred
lady,
you
must
carry
your
good
manners
everywhere
with
you.
It
is
not
a
thing
that
can
be
laid
aside
and
put
on
at
pleasure.
True
politeness
is
uniform
disinterestedness
in
trifles,
accompanied
by
the
calm
self-possession
which
belongs
to
a
noble
simplicity
of
purpose;
and
this
must
be
the
effect
of
a
Christian
spirit
running
through
all
you
do,
or
say,
or
think;
and,
unless
you
cultivate
it
and
exercise
it,
upon
all
occasions
and
towards
all
persons,
it
will
never
be
a
part
of
yourself.
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