Quotes About Etiquette

When someone shows you a picture of their kids what they don't want to hear is Oh, yeah, I got pictures of your kid too.

The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.

If a mute kid swears, should his mother wash his hands with soap?

After all, there is little we can do when we're sitting at the same table and drinking tea with someone we hate. Judas himself could be sitting at our table, and we wouldn't ask him about Jesus. We would talk to him about the weather.

It was the kind of politeness Varencienne had often seen at court; insincere and concealing snarls.

appreciate it if you'd call him

Sir Bumbuggerer

If you can't say anything nice, at least have the decency to be vague.

A gentleman is never rude except on purpose - I can honestly be nasty sober, believe you me.

Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.

Children are sent to school to be civilized, to learn to be part of the social enterprise.

Proper British nannies put the child ahead of everything. They do not like to see children used as accessories, carried around in slings for the convenience of the parents' social life. They want a proper set-up, where the baby is rested and happy, not shown off to all-comers.

One of the big no-nos in cyberspace is that you do not go into a social activity, a chat group or something like that, and start advertising or selling things. This etiquette rule is an attempt to separate one's social life, which should be pure enjoyment and relaxation, from the pressures of work.

The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive.

Passion must be concealed in a society where cold reserve and indifference are the signs of good breeding.

The high point of civilization is that you can hate me and I can hate you but we develop an etiquette that allows us to deal with each other because if we acted solely upon our impulse we'd probably go to war.

Here's a simple guideline: if five names or fewer are cc'd, just go nuts and hit 'reply all.' But if more than five folks appear in the cc line, pause. Give it a thought. Some people are promiscuous and cc dozens of people who don't need to know each other's business.

Some things a lady doesn't tell.

My ex-boyfriend didn't hear me fart once, and we were together six years. I hated the thought of grossing him out, so I think some things should be left to do privately.

If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

In England, we have such good manners that if someone says something impolite, the police will get involved.

He wasn't good with this sort of thing - with the back-and-forth dance between man and woman. He wasn't even sure if they were dancing, or if she was merely being polite.

And no matter how accomplished one may be, the hard work is to no avail if one doesn't have the proper clothes in which to appear in public.

Sometimes I had to be nice to people whom I found physically repulsive. This was the hardest because repulsion is a difficult reaction to conceal. But the customers had paid for my company. The least I could do was treat every one of them graciously.