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The discretional civilities of life, when closely observed, must add to one's pleasure and happiness a something almost indispensable -- To such as are harmless and graceful we shall give a cursory glance, but to those which are doubtful and perhaps harmful, we shall urge you to shun; however, these so-called discretional civilities must in a large degree be left to the common sense of the reader.
From Polite Life and Etiquette, 1891
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