Quotes about Manners

Real civilisation means an education that extends to the whole of life, in contradistinction to that of school or college: it means an education that forms speech, forms manners, forms taste, forms ideals, and above all forms judgment.

and social manners. All these (in their way) are good things, too; and without them, liberty is not a benefit whilst it lasts, and is not likely to continue long. The effect of liberty to individuals is, that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations, which may be soon turned into complaints. Prudence would dictate this in the case of separate, insulated, private men. But liberty, when men act

Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.

Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

You can tell a lot about a man by watching how he treats those he doesn't have to be nice to.

There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.

One of the things I was taught as a child, and which I taught my children also, is never to go to anyone's house without bringing something — never visit anyone without bringing them a gift.

Respect is not a feeling. It is how we treat another person.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

I still, at hotel rooms, I do this one sort of not-so-cool thing: continually shoving my room service tray in front of someone else's door. Because I don't want the remnants. I don't want to be caught, like, being like the pig that I was at two in the morning.