Quotes About Etiquette

Never, never, never should the pocket square be of the same pattern as your ties. You are not 'Reverend Ike.'

I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.

The more ties you wear, the higher rank you are.

That clergyman soon becomes an object of contempt who being often asked out to dinner never refuses to go.

Manners: The Gift of a Gracious

Lady Beatrice grunted and turned to Emma. "Here is your escort, dear." She shook the elderly man's arm and shouted in his ear, "This is Miss Peterson, Mr. Maxwell. You'll be taking her in to dinner." "What? Thinner?" Mr. Maxwell was so bent over, his face was only inches above Emma's bosom. "Sacrilege! Don't take an ounce off 'em, my dear." Emma stepped back before a bit of drool hit her bodice.

Mr. Humphrey's bluster died under the duchess's unwavering gaze. His nose twitched. "Yes, well, indeed. It is all highly irregular." Her grace smiled gently. "Duchesses can be 'highly irregular,' Mr. Humphrey. It's one of the perks of the position.

My father told me to dress to reflect the respect you have for the people around you. I've never forgotten that.

There is something...more important in life than punctuality, and that is decorum.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Conscience is thoroughly well bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.

Papas and mammas sometimes ask young men whether their intentions are honourable toward their daughters. I think young men might occasionally ask papas and mammas whether their intentions are honourable before they accept invitations to houses where there are still unmarried daughters.

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

This was a good dinner enough, to be sure, but it was not a dinner to ask a man to.

Curiosity, however sharp, must wait on dignity.

Orsini did not wait for compliments. Reserve is best countered by reserve.

The most frustrating thing in life is having a conversation with someone who never looks up from their cell phone. How did we get here?

Eat and dine with your relatives; never do any business with them

I want to tell you something but good taste Restrains me

Elegance is like manners," he used to say. "You can't be polite only on Wednesday or Thursday. If you are elegant, you should be every day of the week. If you are not, then it's another matter.

Spencer." Mrs. Hastings leaned across the restaurant table. "Don't touch the bread. It's rude to start eating before everyone is seated.

Can I fetch you something, madam? A cup of tea?' In the old days she'd have been 'miss' and he'd have offered her a cocktail.

Courtiers were supposed to sound musical when they spoke, their laughter like a harp chord and their sneezes like notes on a flute