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Ta.qUe.Ri.a Posted 19 years ago
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I guess the word I am looking for is 'courtesy'. An old fashioned concept, I will grant you, but one that gets mountains moved, doors opened and staff working shifts they would normally have refused to do. What does this sentence mean?







  

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a I guess the word I am looking for is 'courtesy'. An old fashioned concept, I will grant you, but one that gets mountains moved, doors opened and staff working shifts they would normally have refused to do. What does this sentence mean?

— Feebs11

  • a I guess the word I am looking for is 'courtesy'.
  • An old fashioned concept, I will grant you, but one that gets mountains moved, doors opened and staff working shifts they would normally have refused to do.
  • What does this sentence mean?
  • Courtesy - that is, politeness - will persuade people to do things they might not otherwise do.
  • In this context it means that if you give a good example, your staff will follow you - if you are happy, they are happy; if you are angry they will be angry.
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Ta.qUe.Ri.aI guess the word I am looking for is 'courtesy'. An old fashioned concept, I will grant you, but one that gets mountains moved, doors opened and staff working shifts they would normally have refused to do. What does this sentence mean? Courtesy - that is, politeness - will persuade
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well, thank you Feebs11.

are these idioms?

one that gets mountains moved, doors opened
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Ta.qUe.Ri.awell, thank you Feebs11.

are these idioms?

one that gets mountains moved, doors opened
Yes - "Faith moves mountains"; "Influence can open doors"
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thank you very much. I'm glad that we have you here in the forum, otherwise what would we do?
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