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He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

Thomas Paine

The Forester's Letters

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Paine, Thomas. Letter to Cato. 22 Apr. 1776.

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Paine, Thomas. "Letter III, April 22, 1776." Common Sense, The Crisis, & Other Writings from the American Revolution. Library of America, 2015.

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You should always except the present company.

John O'Keeffe

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The London Hermit

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O'Keeffe, John. The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire. 1793, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 2.

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Civility costs nothing and buys every thing.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. Letter to Lady Bute. 30 May 1756.

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Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. "Letter to Lady Bute." The Complete Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Volume III: 1752-1762, edited by Robert Halsband. Oxford University Press, 1967.

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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

Colette

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Colette. Le Pur et l'impur and Ces Plaisirs [The Pure and the Impure and These Pleasures]. J. Ferenczi & fils, 1932, ch. 9.

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Colette. The Pure and the Impure. NYRB Classics, 2000, ch. 9.

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