Quotes About Etiquette

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

Mrs Poste, who had wished people to live beautiful lives and yet be ladies and gentlemen.

Flora pressed Rennett's hand graciously, and congratulated her upon her striking toilette, which had been borrowed from one of Mr Mybug's girl friends who drank rather a lot in one way and another and kept a tame boxer in her studio for the sheer love of the thing.

Whenever I see people with their collars up, I'm tempted to point it out to them like you would for someone who has a food stain on their shirt or food in their teeth, as if to say, 'Your fashion sense is so offensive I'm assuming it's some sort of accident you'll want to fix.

The chief rule of British Society: Sleep where you like, but be in your own bed by morning.

Evelyn let Camilla, as the higher-status person, extend her had first, a Babsism she remembered.

I can see down your shirt

He remembered lesson #76.5 from Man Decorum 101: Never tell a smart, pissed-off female what to do. Ask her. Nicely. Preferably with roses in hand.

There are questions so indiscreet, that they deserve neither truth nor falsehood in reply.

One private from the Parachute Regiment had passed Nobby every morning on his way from the married quarters. 'Morning, sir!' he would say. One day Nobby stopped him. 'No need to keep calling me "sir" when we see each other every day,' he told him. 'My name's Nobby.' The following day the soldier passed the RSM as usual. 'Morning, Nobby,' he said. 'You're under arrest for insubordination!' said Mr Arnold.

Beau Brummel

She can't go in there," he says firmly. "It isn't appropriate." "See this, sweetness?" Bina has fished out her badge. "I'm like a cash gift. I'm always appropriate.

Sir, I can't talk to you without a mask," Moore said loudly. "Go get a mask.

was. "Uh, hi, Walter. This is my daughter, Hayley, and this is her mom, Maggie McPherson." "Hi," Hayley said shyly. Maggie nodded and looked uncomfortable. Walter made the mistake of thrusting his hand out to Maggie. If she could have

Only assholes put a nickname on their business card.

The almost egregiously English couple, Cedric and Rosamund Chailey, had slipped quietly away when the conversation turned to God. It had not seemed polite to be present when anything so American was being discussed.

Golfing with Eisman wasn't like golfing with other Wall Street people. The round usually began with a collective discomfort on the first tee, after Eisman turned up wearing something that violated the Wall Street golfer's notion of propriety.

You shouldn't say mean things to people before they kill you. It's being a sore loser.

And how shall you pay, gentlemen?" enquired Elric politely, still smiling.

If I know you, and you want to touch my hair, you should ask me first, and most of the time I'll say yes. But if I don't know you, and you just reach out and touch me without asking or touch while simultaneously asking, I'm going to give you a side eye.

I was raised to be charming, not sincere.

I'm always gonna be crazy about dishes in the sink. Crazy! Because it's a sign of disrespect. It says that you think someone else is going to clean up after you: that you're not prepared to do it yourself.

My mom is in the navy and my dad works for the army, but I never called them 'sir' or 'ma'am' or anything like that, and we never really moved around a lot because both my parents were stationed in D.C.

Of course I don't expect people to call me Sir Chris. That'd be embarrassing.