Quotes About Etiquette

He then begs to make his dear Twemlow known to his two friends, Mr. Boots and Mr. Brewer - and clearly has no distinct idea which is which.

Good day, citizeness.

Here he shook hands with me; not in the common way, but standing at a good distance from me, and lifting my hand up and down like a pump handle, that he was a little afraid of.

It is nothing to say that he hadn't a word to throw at a dog. He couldn't have thrown a word at a mad dog. He might have offered him one gently, or half a one, or a fragment of one; for he spoke as slowly as he walked; but he wouldn't have been rude to him, and he couldn't have been quick with him, for any earthly consideration.

I ain't took so many year to make a gentleman, not without knowing what's due to him.

No era Esteban hombre galante, hermoso, ni llamativo en sentido alguno; sin embargo, en la manera como aceptó el obsequio y en el modo que tuvo de darlas gracias sin excederse en palabras, había una elegancia que ni en un siglo de aleccionamiento hubiera podido lord Chesterfield enseñar a su propio hijo.

She had what we call tact, which has been defined as the art of making your company feel at home even if you wish they were.

Perhaps for some, rudeness is the fear of being nice.

Good manners and graciousness pave the way for future favors. Bad manners crumble the road.

I like to have a Martini, Two at the very most— After three I'm under the table, After four I'm under my host.

Don't needle the seamstress.

I think I'll believe in Gosh instead of God. If you don't believe in Gosh too, you'll be darned to heck.

He started a sarcastic smile, but quenched it, according to the etiquette of his profession.

Cover your mouth when you cough. Never cover it when you smile.

In a gathering of two or more people, when a lighted cigarette is placed in an ashtray, the smoke will waft into the face of the non-smoker.

Please don't throw your cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light.

What would you like, black or green?" "Green, please. It has an earthier taste." "What is you name?" "Leila. It means 'evening,' but I would rather have a morning name. I was at the other party, but I like your party better." "I see. Cup or mug?" "Cup, please. The best china. Gold-rimmed, no flowers. No cracks or chips. It's okay. I don't break things.

In the society of would-be-gods, a humble man is always polite.

Always be classy. Never be crazy.

When she introduces me to her parentsback straightened, hair finally combed, strangled by a tie,should I sit knees together on their 3rd degree sofaand not ask Where's the bathroom?

Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense.

Similarly, the Mexican Bueno greeting opens a window into our politeness. It originates from our daily salutations—buenos dias, buenas tarde, and buenas noche (good morning, afternoon, and evening, respectively), and thus the phone greeting Bueno is just a shortened version of the others. And remember that Mexicans are some of the happiest people on earth—and nothing radiates positive vibes like saying Bueno.

Gresham's law, extended: Bad manners drive out good manners.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.