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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: 84
Born: 1940
Born: January 1
Author
Writer
Tennessee
United States
Mean
Etiquette
Good
Polite
People
Manners
Putting
Simply
Means
Inspirational
Sometimes

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