“ Arrogance, disrespect and demand have higher price.Kindness, respect and tact give better prize. Angelica Hopes
“ Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop. Charles de Gaulle
“ In this slipshod age, we need object lessons in language and thought. – Edith Wharton on an address by John Hay John Taliaferro
“ I'm accustomed to reading Georgian and Victorian letters and sometimes you simply know in your gut that a blithe sentence is covering up a deeper emotion. Sara Sheridan
“ To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact talk to every woman as if you loved her and to every man as if he bored you. Oscar Wilde
“ If any pilgrim monk come from distant parts with wish as a guest to dwell in the monastery and will be content with the customs which he finds in the place and does not perchance by his lavishness… Saint Benedict
