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Ralph Waldo Emerson: We should be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing…

We should be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of the best light.

In today’s wordsWe should be as courteous to a person as we are to a painting, which we're glad to show in the best light.

Ralph Waldo EmersonCommonly attributed
Source
From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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