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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.
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.
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.
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
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
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at read more
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.
The society of women is the element of good manners.
The society of women is the element of good manners.
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.