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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

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.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.