I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and read more

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

Good manners have much to do with emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit read more

Good manners have much to do with emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.

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

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.

It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.