It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Quotes November 23, 2008

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.
Courtesy
Quotations by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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