On rudeness and incivility

On rudeness and incivility

 

Frankfurt, 1860
Schopenhauer died in Frankfurt-am-Main in 1860, the year in which this engraving was published
(Wikimedia Commons public domain)

 

A good thought for the age of the internet and social media:

 

“It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire.”

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

 

Posted from Richmond, Virginia

 

 


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