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.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is read more

If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is delightful to man.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

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.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.