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Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
Etiquette is behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.
Etiquette is behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.
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.
A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.
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.
Civility costs nothing and buys everything.
Civility costs nothing and buys everything.
You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.
You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the read more
Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used