Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Call the attention of your near neighbour at the table to the excellence of the coffee.”
- Source
- Character Building
- Date
- 1902
Meaning of “Call the attention of your near neighbour at…”
The deliberately ordinary example turns gratitude into a social habit: notice what is good and make that appreciation visible to another person.
Where does it come from?
Character Building, “Two Sides of Life,” Project Gutenberg #60484. Washington contrasts excellent coffee with poor rolls as a small exercise in selective attention.
