Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from ignorance of what is due to others, from indolence, from stupidity, from distraction of thought, from contempt of others, from jealousy.
Jean de la BruyereThere is what is called the highway to posts and honor, and there is a cross and by way, which is much the shortest.
Jean de la Bruyere