Misattributed quotes — Stonewall Jackson
1824–1863 United States
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A man is known by the company he keeps.
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Good-breeding is opposed to selfishness, vanity, or pride. Never weary your company by talking too long or too frequently.
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Never engross the whole conversation to yourself. Say as little of yourself and friends as possible.
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Duty is ours; consequences are God's.
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Good-breeding, or true politeness, is the art of showing men by external signs the internal regard we have for them. It arises from good sense, improved by good company. It must be acquired by practice and not by books.
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Be kind, condescending, and affable. Any one who has anything to say to a fellow-being, to say it with kind feelings and sincere desire to please; and this, whenever it is done, will atone for much awkwardness in the manner of expression.
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