Good manners art of making people easy

Jonathan Swift, by Charles Jervas (died 1739). See source website for additional information. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest people uneasy is the best bred in the room.
Jonathan Swift
(1667-1745)

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling > Goede manieren kunst om mensen op hun gemak te stellen

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Goede manieren kunst om mensen op hun gemak te stellen

Jonathan_Swift (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Goede manieren is de kunst om het die mensen gemakkelijk te maken met wie we praten. Wie de minste mensen ongemakkelijk maakt is de best opgevoede in de kamer.
Jonathan Swift
(1667-1745)

Engels origineel / English original > Good manners art of making people easy