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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Age: 85
Born: 1940
Born: January 1
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Writer
Tennessee
United States
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Polite
People
Manners
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Simply
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Inspirational
Sometimes
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Etiquette

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