Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
1860s, The Conduct of Life (1860), Behavior
“Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.”
The Conduct of Life, Behaviour
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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