“The greatest leveler is politeness; it removes all class distinctions.”

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Die größte Gleichmacherin ist die Höflichkeit, durch sie werden alle Standesunterschiede aufgehoben.
Source: Aphorisms (1880/1893), p. 58.

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