JAMES GOULD COZZENS
"The seamy side of human nature. You must be careful how you treat people as your equals. The average person has much more respect for you if, even though he resents it, you make it plain to him that you consider him of no great importance. The line may be a thin one, but if you're 'nice' to him, beyond what he, perhaps subconsciously, feels are his deserts he will much more often than not despise you for it."
