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— Lord Chesterfield"The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be; because he shows you, by his manner, that he thinks it mere condescension in him; and that his goodness alone bestows upon you what you have no pretense to claim."
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The people who are good at being civil often lack strong convictions and people who have strong convictions often lack civility.
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