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Perhaps The Greatest Rudenesses Of Our Time Come Not From The Callousness Of Strangers, But From The Solicitousness Of Intimates Who Believe That Their Frank Criticisms Are Always Welcome, And Who Feel Free To "be Themselves" With Those They Love, Which Turns Out To Mean Being Their Worst Selves, While Saving Their Best Behavior For Strangers.

It Is Said That Dispensing Advice Is Easy. What Is Difficult Is Getting Anyone To Listen To It.

A Wedding Invitation Is Sent By People Who Have Been Saying, "do We Have To Ask Them?" To People Whose First Response Is, "how Much Do You Think We Have To Spend On Them?

Screening Telephone Calls With A Receptionist Or The Humbler Answering Machine Is Not A Dishonorable Thing To Do. The Warmest People In The World Still Need Uninterrupted Time To Attend To Their Lives And Should Not Be Outwitted If They Have Made It Obvious That They Are Not Always Available Upon Summons.

What Restricts The Use Of The Word 'lady' Among The Courteous Is That It Is Intended To Set A Woman Apart From Ordinary Humanity, And In The Working World That Is Not A Help, As Women Have Discovered In Many Bitter Ways.