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DEFERENCE [ Also see Apologies Civility Docility Gallantry Obedience Respect Reverence ] Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments.       - William Shenstone Deference often shrinks and withers as much upon the approach of intimacy as the sensitive plant does upon the touch of one's finger.       - William Shenstone Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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