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Civility costs nothing and buys everything.
Civility costs nothing and buys everything.
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.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.
Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.
There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.
There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.
The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.
Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.
Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.
