Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

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.

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.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

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.

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.