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| Deference vs. rudeness "limiting my freedom so I do not offend the tastes of those around me" Therefore I will: notice others around me respect the feelings of others not use offensive language not play loud music in public be careful how I dress "Life is a series of interactions with others. Defer when necessary in order to live peacefully." |
"Doing an injury puts you below your enemy;
revenging one makes you but even with him;
forgiving it sets you above him."
--Benjamin Franklin
"Kindness makes a person attractive. If you would
win the world, melt it; do not hammer it."
--Alexander Maclaren
"Let us have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do
our duty as we understand it." --Abraham Lincoln
"A man meets with no more respect than he exacts." --William Hazlitt
"Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars
back." --Thomas Sowell
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. --Howard W Newton
"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out." --Winston Churchill
"Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your
intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact
and courtesy become." --Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Build your reputation by helping other people build theirs." --Anthony D'Angelo
"Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present."
--George Washington
revenging one makes you but even with him;
forgiving it sets you above him."
--Benjamin Franklin
"Kindness makes a person attractive. If you would
win the world, melt it; do not hammer it."
--Alexander Maclaren
"Let us have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do
our duty as we understand it." --Abraham Lincoln
"A man meets with no more respect than he exacts." --William Hazlitt
"Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars
back." --Thomas Sowell
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. --Howard W Newton
"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out." --Winston Churchill
"Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your
intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact
and courtesy become." --Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Build your reputation by helping other people build theirs." --Anthony D'Angelo
"Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present."
--George Washington
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| Copyright acknowledgement -- Material on this page is from the book "Achieving True Success" ©2000 IACC, and Character Bulletin Series 3 - No. 46 ©2008 Character Training Institute |
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| Teach deference at home by playing this game with your children (adults can play too!) |