Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously. Ps. 112: 5.

Men He loved

As men; and to the mean and the obscure,

And all the homely, in their homely works,

Transferred a courtesy which had no air

Of condescension.

-William Wordsworth.

He bore without abuse

The grand old name of gentleman,

Through all the tract of years,

Wearing the white flower of a blameless life.

-Alfred Tennyson.

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temper; never makes the nature irritable, but always gentle and gracious. True religion is the school of true politeness. The Golden Rule as given by our Lord, is the fundamental law of true etiquette. Politeness can be learned in the school of Christ better than in that of any Chesterfield. Hare has said that a Christian is God Almighty's gentleman, and we may add that in a very real sense, Christ was the first gentleman of the world. The spirit of Christ in the heart makes men considerate of their fellow men. Piety and politeness are closely related. Christ in the heart produces gentleness in the life. The gentleness of Jesus gave Him irresistible power. Courtesy is an important element in Christianity.

Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt. In the covert of Thy presence wilt Thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. Amen. Ps. 31: 18, 20.

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