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

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

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

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.

Etiquette is behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

Etiquette is behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

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.

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 sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

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.