Quotes About Etiquette

Vulgarity consists as much in disrespecting what deserves respect as in respecting what does not deserve it.

Vulgarity consists, basically, in being on first name terms with Plato or Goethe.

Quand on veut plaire dans le monde, il faut se résoudre à se laisser apprendre beaucoup de choses qu'on sait par des gens qui les ignorent.

It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.

the ladies of N. were pre-eminently careful and refined in their choice of words and phrases. Never did a lady say, "I blew my nose," or "I perspired," or "I spat." No, it had to be, "I relieved my nose through the expedient of wiping it with my handkerchief," and so forth.

Look, Candida, I don't want to pee on your picnic...

It's a pity you didn't have a little more brandy. It might have made you more agreeable!

Sorel: I wish she hadn't sent me the beastly book, I must say something nice about it. Simon : The binding's very dashing.

According to her views," her niece later recalled, "little girls were to be taught to move very gently, to speak softly and prettily, to say 'yes, ma'am' and 'no, ma'am,' never to tear their clothes, to sew, to knit at regular hours, to go to church on Sunday and make all the responses, and to come home and be catechised." Harriet

Entering an white tie and tails party wearing an ordinary suit, he announced,"Please, I don't want anyone to apologize for over dressing.

Only people of low birth pressed questions likely to embarrass.

One story that circulated about (U.S. Minister to Russia Charles S.) Todd concerned his conversation with a lady-in-waiting at an Imperial reception in the Winter Palace. In his bad French with a Kentucky accent, he mispronounced the word for year, so that an explanation of his travels came out: "I was an ass in Paris, part of an ass in London, almost an ass in Germany, and I am two asses here." To which the lady reportedly responded, "And you will be an ass wherever you go.

Lord help women who shake hands like a dead fish.

Fakat bizde erkeklerin, k?r?tmaya çal??arak hizmet etmesi bir garip oluyor. ?yi terbiye edilmemi? sirk hayvanlar?na benziyorlar. Efendimiz, milletimiz u?akl??a al??am?yor bir türlü.

Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a person of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment recall

Stillness and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding. Vulgar persons can't sit still, or at least must always work their limbs and features.

Oh, come, darling,' Guy protested, 'I didn't want to marry Sophie, but one has to be polite.

Viele Menschen sind gut erzogen, um nicht mit vollem Mund zu sprechen, aber sie haben keine Bedenken, es mit leerem Kopf zu tun.

Many would never speak with a full mouth, but do it with an empty head

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a reputation for being civilized

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

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.