A Quote by Emily Post
Never do anything that is unpleasant to others.
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Cleaning cat litter is an unpleasant daily chore for me, but the DuraScoop makes it much less unpleasant.
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One of the large consolations for experiencing anything unpleasant is the knowledge that one can communicate it.
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I never had disagreements with [Adolf Hitler], I never saw him in an unpleasant frame of mind.
Whenever one has anything unpleasant to say, one should always be quite candid.
I'm tired," she uttered complainingly. "I know you are." "You don't know anything about it. Why should you know? I never was so exhausted in my life. But it isn't unpleasant. A thousand emotions have swept through me to-night. I don't comprehend half on them. Don't mind what I'm saying; I am just thinking aloud.
Duplicity is necessary in daily life, in that it covers many unpleasant things from sight, so they may not disturb the pleasure of others.
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Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.
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