Amor Towles - In the contemporary world, we think of politeness as surface behavior, like frosting -...

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In the contemporary world, we think of politeness as surface behavior, like frosting - it's sweet and attractive and finishes off the cake. But 19th century nobility and the enlightened thinkers and stoics before them viewed manners in a very different way. To them, manners are an outward expression of an inward struggle.

Amor Towles

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In der heutigen Welt betrachten wir Höflichkeit als Oberflächenverhalten wie Zuckerguss - es ist süß und attraktiv und beendet den Kuchen. Aber der Adel des 19. Jahrhunderts und die aufgeklärten Denker und Stoiker sahen die Sitten anders an. Für sie sind Manieren Ausdruck eines inneren Kampfes.

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