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No one is too big to be courteous, but some are too little
No one is too big to be courteous, but some are too little
Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.
Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.
True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
