Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

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.

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.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with read more

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

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.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no read more

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.