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.

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

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

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

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.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

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.

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.

Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.

Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.