The Diary of Dudley Ryder, 1715-1716
by Dudley Ryder
You can read history books about the importance of politeness, but it’s only after you read him talking about how he was stung by a wasp multiple times at lunch, and says ‘I’m going to bear this with courage like a noble Greek because people will think more highly of me,’ that it begins to matter.
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