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Courtesy, like grace and beauty, that which begets liking and inclination to love one another at the first sight, and in the very beginning of our acquaintance and familiarity; and, consequently, that which first opens the door for us to better ourselves by the example of others, if there be anything in the society worth notice - Montaigne

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French moralist and essayist, 1533-92

Author Keywords: Essayist, Moralist, French


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Agnes Repplier, Lewis H Lapham, Walter Pater, Charles Peguy, Max Beerbohm

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