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991. Courteousness, they say, cometh easily to those who receive all men with open arms.

992. Courteousness cometh of the combination of the two virtues of kindness and good-breeding.

993. Men are likened to each other not by the cut of their personal appearance, but by the similarity of their manners.

994. Behold the men who love justice and righteousness, and who are of a helpful disposition: the world setteth a high value on their manners.

995. Disparaging words pain a man even when uttered only in jest: the well-bred therefore are never discourteous even to their foes. Rh