Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
There is an ill-breeding to which, whatever our rank and nature, we are almost equally sensitive, the ill-breeding that comes from want of consideration for others.
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A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
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While my mind is flexible, these brittle bones don't bend.
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There is an ill-breeding to which, whatever our rank and nature, we are almost equally sensitive, the ill-breeding that comes from want of consideration for others.
