I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over read more

I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them on long winter evenings.

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.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

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.

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at read more

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

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.

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.