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Friday, June 28th, 2024
the Week of Proper 7 / Ordinary 12

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Quotations regarding 'Rudeness'

6 entries

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.

Lord Byron, British Poet (1788-1824)

Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for displaying it.

Quentin Crisp, English Writer (1908-1999)

Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.

Eric Hoffer, American Writer (1902-1983)

There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.

John Locke, English Philosopher (1632-1704)

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

Paul Theroux, American Novelist (1941- )

Nobody would take checks from Indians, nobody would give them any credit, and nobody would let them drink in the bars. There was a rudeness, a brusqueness, with which the Indians were treated constantly. At a very young age, that had entered my consciousness.

James Welch, -

6 entries