Quotes About Etiquette

Do we still live in a world where being polite keeps order or does it leave you vulnerable?

A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: Protocol, Geritol, and alcohol.

Jde o to být oble?en tak, abychom byli co nejmén? nápadní. ?ervený frak je v tane?ním sále nápadný. Tedy je ?ervený frak v tane?ním sále nemoderní. Cylindr na led? je nápadný. Proto je na led? nemoderní. Všecko, co je nápadné, platí v dobré spole?nosti za hrubé a nep?ípustné.

Married women were required to wear a court plume consisting of three white feathers; unmarried women wore two white feathers. The feathers had to be prominent enough for the sovereign to separate wives and spinsters at a glance. Those in deep mourning were allowed to wear black feathers. Women were also expected to wear a full train, not less than ten feet six inches long.11

Until 1922, for instance, equerries were expected to pay for their own cartridges when they were shooting with the king.)

Neither Queen Anne nor her devoted and frequently drunk husband George was particularly good at socializing.

Don't misunderstand good manners for passivity.

If someone says they're going to ring me at 10 o'clock and it's 10 past and they haven't rung, I'm irritated.

Observe decorum, and it will open a path to morality.

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

Grownups, as a rule, should always be ready to pay for their own meals - or else ready to graciously accept their date's insistence on paying. The point is, one doesn't sit there batting one's eyelashes, fully expecting someone else to claim the bill.

I've met a lot of military men in my time. After they retire, they are still extremely game. They dress perfectly and have impeccable manners. They always end up as secretaries of golf clubs. I have great admiration for them.

It's perfectly acceptable to wear a short dress to formal occasions.

I would not correct dancers if I was performing, because I don't believe in performers correcting other performers.

If a guy wants to take me out, he must seek my dad's permission first. That's just the way it works.

At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom.

Si monsieur votre père daigne éjaculer quelquefois dans votre petite bouche, acceptez cela les yeux baissés, et comme un grand honneur dont vous n'êtes pas digne. Surtout n'allez pas ensuite vous en vanter comme une sotte à l'oreille de votre maman.

When someone blamed Hecataeus the sophist because that, being invited to the public table, he had not spoken one word all supper-time, Archidamidas answered in his vindication 'He who knows how to speak, knows also when'.

Another Spartan, when he saw men sitting on stools in a lavatory, declared: "May I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man.

Walau orang gunung kami tahu menghormat, tahu bagaimana sebaiknya menerima tamu. Ia akan mengambil celana untuk menghormati kami. (Orang-orang gunung ito bodo, tapi kase hormat. Yako punya hati ingin hormat) - Bambu, Seorang Alfuru Di Wai Loa

Masak sama-sama orang segan-menyegani - Pak Komandan

Ruapanya orang gunung hanya bercawat setiap hari. Mereka baru berpakaian bila ada tamu atau pada kesempatan-kesempatan terentu.

Fina bara kurang ajar sama Ngama. Jangan kurang ajar sama Ngama. Hormati suamimu.

I can see that an insufficent, or perhaps even defective, socialization process has led you to believe that four-letter words add power to languauge