Being deliberately rude is like setting your own house on fire.

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Section 36 of Counsels and Maxims (1851)

0:00 Conceals the Ugliness of Human Nature
1:59 Allows Us to Ignore Each Other's Faults
3:09 False Counters, So Spend Freely
5:20 Not Easy to Be Polite
6:26 How to Endure Insults
7:45 If the Mask Slips

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Music: Among the Clouds, by Darren Curtis

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