 | 1848 - 494 halaman
...inevitable. To accommodate himself to circumstances; to obey the dictates of that politeness which is "To do and say The kindest thing, in the kindest way;" to make the best of the rebuff; and not to loose his head, or in any way to commit a professional suicide,... | |
 | Alice Bradley Haven - 1857 - 210 halaman
...considered. The poorest child can readily follow the only true rule which we know for good behavior : "Politeness is to do and say The kindest thing, in the kindest way." Judged by this, many who are " rich and increased with goods" will come far below the very servants... | |
 | None - 1855 - 214 halaman
...the compliments, of a stately dame, or the graceful and sometimes affected airs of the young belle. " Politeness is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way.'' The politeness becoming to you consists in your re^Qiness to help, anticipating the wishes of those... | |
 | Timothy Shay Arthur - 1860 - 338 halaman
...dress which has left " carelessness" written upon the half-wiped chair or bedstead, where it hung? " Politeness is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way." Which is the lady — she who calls up the weary maidof-all-work from the kitchen to wait upon her,... | |
 | Mrs. Manners - 1863 - 376 halaman
...is displayed in the ingenious politeness which is explained to the child in the dear old couplet, " Politeness is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way." A paraphrase of the Golden Eule, by the way, which may be offered as a fundamental law for all domestic... | |
 | 1873 - 862 halaman
...Pennsylvania. 159- LOVE OVER VEER ERRS 160. Bread, Wheat. Billow, Rich, Edge, Alpaca, Dart. 161. " Politeness is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way." Key: abcdefghijklm nopqrit uvwxy z Use a for it and n for a ; t for a and a for I, etc. 163. It was... | |
 | 1917 - 726 halaman
...teacher's task. Let him lead the child to see that to be polite is not to be "stuck up," but that it is "to do and say the kindest thing in the kindest way-" The task is arduous, for good manners are not always commonplace to farmers. They are so accustomed... | |
 | Julia M. Dewey - 1888 - 116 halaman
...to speak kind words." "And to do kind acts." Yes. I will tell you what it is, in a pretty verse : " Politeness is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way." Note. — This couplet is to be memorized. / LESSON III. Purpose. — To suggest seeking the happiness... | |
 | 1888 - 488 halaman
...The reason, I think, is clear; It teaches, my child, that it will not do To talk about all you hear. Politeness is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way. To have his tongue cut out. and to be seated, deaf and dumb, in a corner, were preferable to his condition... | |
 | Blanche Wilder Bellamy, Maud Wilder Goodwin - 1889 - 356 halaman
...the bairn that is born on the Sabbath day Is lucky and bonny and wise and gay. POLITENESS. ANONYMOUS. POLITENESS is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way. THE GOLDEN RULE. NEW ENGLAND PRIMER. BE you to others kind and true, As you'd have others be to you.... | |
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Politeness is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way; and by this definition the population of these Islands ranks high among the peoples of the earth. 
