Quotes About Etiquette

She was a Canadian and had all their easy social graces.

Beware of a man with manners.

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She herself replied to one of her oldest friends who had written asking how to address her: "I really don't know! It might be anything—you might try 'All Hail Duchess,' that is an Alice in Wonderland sort of Duchess, or just 'Greetings' or 'What Ho, Duchess' or 'Say, Dutch'—in fact you can please yourself."28

My goals at these things usually extended no further than making at least one moderately clever comment and trying not to spill anything on my shirt.

On one occasion she agreed to pose for photographs on the condition that she would then be left alone. Unfortunately during the photo session the light was behind her and made her cotton skirt seem see-through, revealing her legs to the world. "I knew your legs were good but I didn't realize they were that spectacular," Prince Charles is reported to have commented. "And did you really have to show them to everybody?

Don't be crude, Professor. Profanity is one contest you will not win with me.

Again, for the record, let me restate: you can't be rude to a coffee grinder and only an idiot would thank it for pulverizing beans. But you could, and probably should, unplug it if it doesn't shut up.

I think it is always appropriate to end a conversation about sperm with a sweaty handshake.

Politeness costs nothing.

The voivode with the hard-to-remember name, who must have heard something about the affairs and problems of Fourhorn, politely asked whether the mares were foaling well. Gerald answered yes, much better than the stallions. He wasn't sure if the joke had been well taken, but the voivode didn't ask any more questions.

Drinking standing up, in a rush and without due reverence, does not become the nobility.

Nie drwij z cudzej religii, ani to Å'adne, ani grzeczne, ani... bezpieczne.

The bed is now as public as the dinner table and governed by the same rules of formal confrontation.

Tell Aunt Louise to boil her head," said Robin.

I'm sorry to disturb you, madam,' said Nurse, 'but I thought I'd better speak to you. It's about Miss Delia's knickers' she continued, after a glance at the Vicar and a rapid decision that his cloth protected him. 'She really hasn't a pair fit to wear...

How two such charming women as Mrs. Brandon and Peggy can tolerate such a bounder as Francis beats me. I don't mean there's anything wrong with him, but he looks so damned pleased with himself.

Mr. Fanshawe, who like most of his sex would enthusiastically neglect any woman, however charming, to talk to any man, however dull, at once engaged Mr. Tebben in conversation. It

Mr. Cross, who was digging up dandelions on the lawn with a spud, came up to the car and courteously helped them out, which really makes the getting out more difficult, for there are only two ways of getting out of an ordinary small car: the one, to slide your legs out first and somehow get your skirt and the rest of you to follow rather like coming down a fire escape, the other to get out with your back to the audience and not care what it looks like.

Doesn't sound much like Dad anyway," grunted Nicko. "No," agreed Marcia. "It was far too polite.

Quite," said Silas. "Is there any more pie?" "No, you've got the last piece.

Oi!" came a yell from a steward. "Getoffthecourse!" On race day, respect for the Queen came second to the sanctity of the track.

Kavgalar tatl?ya baÄŸlanabilir, ama baÅŸkalar?n? mahcup düÅŸürenler asla tümüyle unutulamaz.

The trouble with good manners is that people are persuaded that you are all right, require no protection, are perfectly capable of looking after yourself.