Quotes About Etiquette

Civility costs nothing, and buys everything.

I would never bring a kid to a comedy show myself, but I have noticed that I can't stop other people from bringing their kids.

Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents.

A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.

Even on Facebook, like, I wouldn't share everything with my friends, because that's obnoxious.

The success of a hat definitely lies with balancing the personality of the wearer with the type of occasion. Don't listen to those rules about face shape.

I was always taught how to dress for the occasion.

It is a sign of respect when one shows up to an occasion dressed to the nines.

It's important to match your style with the occasion.

In a hockey fight, barring the occasional brawl, there's actually some etiquette that goes into it. Honor, too, absolutely. Most of those guys that do it, that's their job, and they follow a certain code of conduct in doing it.

manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.

Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.

When you see a beautiful woman in the street, don't look at her hatefully as if you're about to kill her and don't exhibit excessive longing either; just give her a little smile, avert your eyes, and walk on [1974]. Taking

The punishment for bad manners is as certain as the punishment for crime. By common consent, society banishes the bad-mannered.

Abra said nothing at all. He didn't even wink at Po. He just kept his face exactly as blank as Po's. It was the Mayan way of laughing at somebody right in front of them, without being rude or starting a fight.

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.

Hear no evil, speak no evil, and you won't be invited to cocktail parties.

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.

I have no objection to anyone's sex life as long as they don't practice it in the street and frighten the horses.

Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can't get into it do that.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

Arguments are to be avoided, they are always vulgar and often convincing.

You have filled my tea with lumps of sugar, and though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake. I am known for the gentleness of my disposition, and the extraordinary sweetness of my nature, but I warn you, Miss Cardew, you may go too far.

Well, I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs.