<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Comportment reduces friction by giving other... > Comportment reduces friction by giving other people intelligible signals about attention, respect, restraint, and readiness. Manners are not proof of virtue, but they can make cooperation safer and less costly. Civilization begins partly in the small disciplines that keep every encounter from becoming a contest of force. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self - Workbook|The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Comportment reduces friction by giving other people intelligible signals about attention, respect, restraint, and readiness. Manners are not proof of virtue, but they can make cooperation safer and less costly. Civilization begins partly in the small disciplines that keep every encounter from becoming a contest of force.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-comportment-reduces-friction-becoming-contest-force ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->