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2. “This impression came out most for Maggie when, in their easier intervals, they had only themselves to regard, and when her companion’s inveteracy of never passing first, of not sitting till she was seated, of not interrupting till she appeared to give leave, of not forgetting too familiarly that in addition to being important she was also sensitive, had the effect of throwing over their intercourse a kind of silver tissue of decorum.”
Henry James
Social Etiquette, Sensitive Relationships, Interpersonal Dynamics, Thoughtful Actions, Personal Importance, Silver Decorum
10. “To use words and phrases in an easygoing manner without scrutinizing them too curiously is not in general a mark of ill-breeding. On the contrary, there is something low-bred in being too precise. But sometimes there is no help for it.” Socrates Language Usage, Social Etiquette, Balanced Expression, Thoughtful Speech, Communication Wisdom, Words Power
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2. “This impression came out most for Maggie when, in their easier intervals, they had only themselves to regard, and when her companion’s inveteracy of never passing first, of not sitting till she was seated, of not interrupting till she appeared to give leave, of not forgetting too familiarly that in addition to being important she was also sensitive, had the effect of throwing over their intercourse a kind of silver tissue of decorum.”
Henry James Social Etiquette, Sensitive Relationships, Interpersonal Dynamics, Thoughtful Actions, Personal Importance, Silver Decorum
10. “To use words and phrases in an easygoing manner without scrutinizing them too curiously is not in general a mark of ill-breeding. On the contrary, there is something low-bred in being too precise. But sometimes there is no help for it.”
Socrates Language Usage, Social Etiquette, Balanced Expression, Thoughtful Speech, Communication Wisdom, Words Power
