Ceremonies differ in every country; they are only artificial helps which ignorance assumes to imitate politeness, which is the result of good sense and good-nature.
— Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Ceremony is an artificial substitute for the true politeness of good sense and kindness.
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— Unknown
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— Shakespeare
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— Bulwer
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— Richard Steele
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— Chesterfield
Artificial manners vanish the moment the natural passions are touched.
— Maria Edgeworth
