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I love bits of philosophy that I come across.  There have been some very good ones on ridecamp.  Here's one I'll add that fits the discussion:

 

"Those who have no manners waste their time battling obstacles that would move aside for courtesy."

 

Pretty good, don't you think?  It was a quotation of a neighbor who passed away last fall at the age of 100.

 

Barbara

----- Original Message -----

From: Susan

To: Beth Leggieri ; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 9:33 AM

Subject: Re: [RC] One last comment about the shot cat from a pigeon fancier's wife

I've long ago discovered we don't live alone on this planet.  Ole Ben Franklin was right about winning more friends by being nice than by using a tart word.  When a neighbor does something that bothers me, I use a soft voice (it turns away wrath) and work on a solution.  Of course, I'm blessed with wonderful neighbors who try to get along.  One or two of my neighbors don't understand this concept and their pests...I mean pets...have mysteriously disappeared.