As charity covers a multitude of sins before God, so does politeness before men.—Greville.
The polite of every country seem to have but one character. A gentleman of Sweden differs but little, except in trifles, from one of any other country. It is among the vulgar we are to find those distinctions which characterize a people.—Goldsmith.
When two goats met on a bridge which was too narrow to allow either to pass or return, the goat which lay down that the other might walk over it was a finer gentleman than Lord Chesterfield.—Cecil.
Good-breeding is not confined to externals, much less to any particular dress or attitude of the body; it is the art of pleasing, or contributing as much as possible to the ease and happiness of those with whom you converse.—Fielding.
Popularity.—Avoid popularity, if you would have peace.—Abraham Lincoln.
Avoid popularity, it has many snares, and no real benefit.—William Penn.
Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you!—Luke 6:26.
Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them.—Kant.
Those men who are commended by everybody must be very extraordinary men; or, which is more probable, very inconsiderable men.—Lord Greville.
Poverty.—Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.—Dr. Johnson.