The characteristic of a well-bred man is, to converse with his inferiors without insolence, and with his superiors with respect and with ease.
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May 17, 1748.Philip Stanhope
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The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of: the last he does not concern himself about.
William Hazlitt
Eichmann was in every respect a painstaking bureaucrat. He at once recorded in the files every discussion he ever had with any of his superiors. He always told me that the most important thing was to be covered at all times by one's superiors. He shunned all personal responsibility and took care to shelter behind his superiors - in this case Mueller and Kaltenbrunner - and inveigle them into accepting liability for his actions.
Dieter Wisliceny
And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.
Thucydides
Wit is well-bred insolence.
Aristotle
Hatred grows into insolence when we desire to excel the rest of mankind and imagine we do not belong to the common lot; we even severely and haughtily despise others as our inferiors.
John Calvin
Stanhope, Philip, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Stankovic, John A.
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