what is the meaning of 'lip courtesy pleases much and costs little' ?
please give me the meaning in both chinese and english
thanks
proverbs meaning
2014-09-03 4:58 am
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2014-09-03 1:44 pm
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"Lip courtesy pleases much and costs little."is an Italian proverb.
字面上的意思：
It is effortless yet delightful to be polite in speech.
禮貌的言語是毫不費力又討人喜歡(令人愉快)的。
There is a similar English proverb:
"Courtesy costs nothing." (直譯：禮貌不須付出什麼代價)
Similar proverb in Chinese:
禮多人不怪 、彬彬有禮，惠而不費
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