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Pushing to the Front

CHAPTER XVIII
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He was one of the serenest souls that ever lived.

Christ was courteous, even to His persecutors, and in terrible agony on the cross, He cried: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." St.
Paul's speech before Agrippa is a model of dignified courtesy, as well as of persuasive eloquence.
Good manners often prove a fortune to a young man.

Mr.Butler, a merchant in Providence, R.I., had once closed his store and was on his way home when he met a little girl who wanted a spool of thread.

He went back, opened the store, and got the thread.

This little incident was talked of all about the city and brought him hundreds of customers.
He became very wealthy, largely because of his courtesy.
Ross Winans of Baltimore owed his great success and fortune largely to his courtesy to two foreign strangers.


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