Quotes About Etiquette

Most women at some point or many points in their lives will have to deal with an unwanted advance and having the confidence to be "rude" and say no is an important skill to develop.

He was violating the second rule of the two rules for getting on well with people that speak Spanish; give the men tobacco and leave the women alone

Never spit in front of women and children, and never insult the great state of Texas.

I can't hit on women in public any more. I didn't decide this; it just doesn't feel right at my age.

If the inner life of our fashionable women were known, how few would deserve the title of lady!

A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties. He should insult her in the privacy of the home.

Association with women is the basis of good manners.

The way one was brought up isn't an excuse for rude behavior.

There is no etiquette rule that decrees one must give out personal information to anyone who asks.

There are always proper responses, even to rude questions.

Try not to annoy your relatives unnecessarily.

Appearing to pay attention when someone is speaking is one of the cornerstones of real social interaction.

I am a big believer in women's lib, but I love when a man holds a door for me.

I like clean ladies and nice ladies.

I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.

The company of women of fashion will improve your manners, though not your understanding; and that complaisance and politeness, which are so useful in men's company, can only be acquired in women's.

You don't bite the women of other males.

I do not traditionally speak ill of women, but your governess is a cabbagehead

I really love cursing a lot. But as I get older, I realize it's a little unseemly for women of a certain age.

The first duty of a woman is to be pretty, the second is to be well-groomed, and the third is never to contradict.

Drinking with women is as unnatural as scolding with 'em.

A woman, especially if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.

Regard the society of women as a necessary unpleasantness of social life and avoid it as much as possible.

Gentlemen do not carry a cane or a hat? No gloves?""Gentleman may still wear them, but I'm afraid the problem is that there aren't many left.