Quotes About Etiquette

A man with a hump-backed uncle mustn't make fun of another man's cross-eyed aunt

Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.

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

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

Mother's words of wisdom: "Answer me! Don't talk with food in your mouth!"

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking

Good talk saves the food

The manner of a vulgar man has freedom without ease; the manner of a gentleman, ease without freedom

Never praise a sister to a sister in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears.

An engineer is someone who washes his hands before going to the toilet.

If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.

Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to.

In some families, 'please' is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was 'sorry'.

They feel that fame gives them some kind of privilege to walk up to you and say anything to you, you know, of any kind of nature - and it won't hurt your feelings - like it's happening to your clothing.

El gran error de algunos empleados es tratar a sus patrones como si fueran personas".

Un niño de mi clase dice que su abuela es una vieja de mierda. Yo le enseñé que en todo caso debe decir una anciana de mierda.

his conscience was at war with all his aristocratic upbringing. Gentlemen never apologized.

Some things it is not decent to write of the dead, or prudent to write of the living.

Well, son, you cain't go thru life chunkin' things at all the ugly women you meet.

WILL'S RULES FOR LIVING #10: WHEN VISITING A FOREIGN LAND, IT IS ALWAYS WISE TO OBSERVE AND ABIDE BY THE CUSTOMS OF THE LOCAL CULTURE. UNLESS THEY'RE TRYING TO EAT YOU.

Diane, I've never asked you this before, and as a general rule I try never to mix my private and public life, but I would consider a great honor if you would consider having dinner with me. If this in any way crosses over a line that we have long ago set for our relationship, I will understand. If not, how does eight o'clock sound?

Check that - I've found the end. Nick, please be kind enough to withdraw your head to a reasonable distance from my hindquarters.' -Ajay

The quickest way to make a lasting negative impression is to waste someone's time:

Oh my God, is it really the womens'? Sorry...