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We ought to esteem him alone an agreeable and good-natured man, who, in his daily intercourse with others, behaves in such a manner as friends usually behave to each other. For as a person of that rustic character appears, wherever he comes, like a mere stranger: so, on the contrary, a polite man, wherever he goes, seems as easy as if he were amongst his intimate friends and acquaintance.

Giovanni della Casa

You ought to regulate your manner of behaviour towards others, not according to your own humour, but agreeably to the pleasure and inclination of those with whom you converse.

Giovanni della Casa

Giovanni della Casa

Giovanni della Casa

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Born: June 28, 1503

Died: November 14, 1556 (aged 53)

Bio: Giovanni della Casa was a Florentine poet, writer on etiquette and society, diplomat, and inquisitor. He is celebrated for his famous treatise on polite behavior, Il Galateo overo de' costumi.

Known for:

Il Galateo
Galateo: Or, The Rules of Polite Behavior
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