ceremonious quotes

The French are polite, but it is often mere ceremonious politeness. A Russian imbues his polite things with a heartiness that compels belief in their sincerity.

-Twain, Mark pseudonym of  Samuel Langhorne Clemens
  The Innocents Abroad.

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