“Among well-bred people a mutual deference is affected, contempt for others is disguised; authority concealed; attention given to each in his turn; and an easy stream of conversation maintained without vehemence, without interruption, without eagernes”
David Hume
“Defer not thy well-doing; be not like St. George, who is always a horseback, and never rides on.”
Benjamin Franklin
“People should try to diversify across tax-deferred and taxable accounts.”
Christopher Jones
“It would not surprise me, ... just given how much President Bush defers to Rumsfeld on every issue. The president might see this as a vote of no-confidence in Rumsfeld. The surprise would be if he does sign off on it.”
Charles Pena
“They were given the same deference as the Caucasians.”
Steven Kohn
“The inventory of houses for sale is building. A lot of people think they can defer the costs of a ski house by renting it out.”
David Hehman
“Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.”
William Shakespeare
