"Civility costs nothing, and buys everything."

- Mary Wortley Montagu

Found this on Brainy Quote early this morning and thought it worth sharing.

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"Civility costs nothing, and buys everything." (Original post)	Sherman A1	Sep 2013	OP
Sometimes the price is too high. n/t	jtuck004	Sep 2013	#1
Yes, civility is complicated.	Jerry442	Sep 2013	#2

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Tue Sep 17, 2013, 05:44 AM

jtuck004 (15,882 posts)

1. Sometimes the price is too high. n/t

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Tue Sep 17, 2013, 06:00 AM

Jerry442 (1,265 posts)

2. Yes, civility is complicated.

When it's motivated by an underlying desire to treat your fellow man with respect and decency, it's the best thing ever.

But sometimes it's just putting a nice glossy coat of paint on a horrifically flawed reality.

Depends.

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