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Courtesy is a given, but respect is earned.

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Courtesy is a given, but respect is earned.

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"Kurttissliigr ain förja, staðr ain laaskja."
/kurtɪslɪəgɜr aɪn furja staðɜr aɪn laskja/
"Courtesy one receives, respect one earns."

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Ѥraȝapenyÿŋ ƕöxt umyst ÿm dälsk ƕöxt kofifäs

/Kxrɑɣɑpenjʷyŋ ʍøxt umjst, ym dœlsk ʍøxt koɸiɸœs/

Courtesy-the is Base but respect is earned

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Vilsæm sta bevil, enta Iring sta tjent fyr.

Politeness is granted, but respect is worked for.

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Çonhuto fará nature ágebã, se respekto fará áganã

Niceness is given naturally, but respect is won

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falcrienreddit

Míneru neauntie, ól tia neŕauntie.

Courtesy gives-PASS. but respect earns-PASS.

Courtesy is given, but respect is earned.

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"Avedesk vist heise, avei avete vist volge."
[ɑ:ʊdɛsk ʋɪst hi:sə, aʋi: ɑ:ʊɐ̯ ʋɪst ʋʊlgə]
"Courtesy is received, respect is earned."

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Рејџниа еϝӑјемуґ, тӑликле емезурыкиа екастемуґ.

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Chiché yarō t'kuhrza él nik thin jajoyō la kuhrza.

Always courtesy is given, but need to earn respect.

^^'uh'_is_a_schwa

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yellfiorreddit

Nofti proþa társo, homka kiki proþa skafo.

Politeness is a gift, but respect is an earning.

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Bontu givate, ma respetu otenate

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makarmaloreddit

Ryalaṁeni 'fed istulaṁeni, fas stewni 'fed fiċromeġ.

[ɾʲɐˈlaw̃ɜni‿vɜt istʊˈlaw̃ɜni | vɐ‿ˈstɛʊ̯ni‿vɜt viˈxɾɔmɛx]

Politeness is understood, but respect is earned.

[ryal-ah]-men-i       ef-ed   is-tul-ah-men-i
[polite-ADJ]-ness-NOM be-IMPF [in-see-ADJ]-ness-NOM

fas stewn-i     ef-ed  [fih-crom]-eg-h
but respect-NOM be-PRS [be-get]-PRF-PCP
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Chenita ve ió vormna, che iotcha ve só amira.

‘They are required [reflexive] [partitive article] formality, and/but won [reflexive] love,’

‘Formality is required, but love in their hearts must be won,’

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Chaigeng fekaitse ye zaomā; sē haotsun panamai chanō.

good-regard-ACC PST-know-ACC by all-man; for fear-SUBS-ACC 4S-obligation-verb work-INF

Good regards are known by all men; for fear/awe one must work.

I just introduced a long/short vowel distinction, whereas before it was a function of aesthetics which syllables were elongated. I needed more syllables.

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Orkus tarasapitum fenas juno filisjitum.

Courtesy assume<PASS> but respect earn<PASS>.