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gentility

«He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.»
«Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps.»
«Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone»
Author: John Ciardi | Keywords: gentility, left over
«Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken»