Quotes About Etiquette

Nothing is more dangerous to maidenly delicacy of speech than the run of a good library.

New Money wore dinner suits, which it called tuxedos, and smoked big cigars from which it removed the band before lighting up—an unthinkable solecism, for

Don't let's spoil the evening,' Ewing said quickly, before Tim had time to speak.

Interview etiquette is now on center stage in corporate America. Dress, image, and personal presentation are undergoing greater scrutiny than ever before.

The telephone is there for your convenience, not for the convenience of your callers. Yet, as soon as we hear the phone ring, we act as if we are firefighters rushing to a five-alarm fire. We run to pick it up as if our lives depended on the call being answered at once. I have seen people interrupt quiet family dinners, dedicated reading times and meditation periods to answer

you can say whatever you want so long as you say it with respect.

good manners are the lubricant of an organization.

He pivoted on one buttock and broke wind. Dukhi leaned back to allow it free passage, wondering what penalty might adhere to the offence of interfering with the waft of brahminical flatus.

Please do not bring female visitors of the opposite sex into rooms.

The rancor ushered in a golden age of literary assassination in American politics. No etiquette had yet evolved to define the legitimate boundaries of dissent. Poison-pen artists on both sides wrote vitriolic essays that were overly partisan, often paid scant heed to accuracy, and sought visceral impact.

rancor ushered in a golden age of literary assassination in American politics. No etiquette had yet evolved to define the legitimate boundaries of dissent.

Extremely punctual for all appointments, he said, "A man has no right to occupy another man's time unnecessarily.

ask once, ask twice if you must, but for God's sake don't ask three times.

ask once, ask twice if you must, but for God's sake don't ask three times.

the rest of the company would have preferred it if her husband had been the guest at the Beckhams

Suppose you're in a meeting and a colleague says something that you know is the sticky brown substance that bulls excrete.

When introducing someone to another person: If you're not comfortable mentioning someone's job during the introduction, mention their hobby or even a talent.

The researchers also investigated whether people will apply the social norms of politeness to computers. For example, when put in a position where they have to criticize someone face-to-face, people often hesitate or sugarcoat their true opinion. Suppose I ask my students, "Did you like my discussion of the stochastic nature of the

Mad Hatter: Would you like a little more tea? Alice: Well, I haven't had any yet, so I can't very well take more. March Hare: Ah, you mean you can't very well take less. Mad Hatter: Yes. You can always take more than nothing.

Curtsey while you're thinking what to say. It saves time.

As a general rule, do not kick the shins of the opposite gentleman under the table, if personally unacquainted with him; your pleasantry is liable to be misunderstood – a circumstance at all times unpleasant.

Really, Dinah ought to have taught you better manners! You ought, Dinah, you know you ought!

The Hatter's remark seemed to her to have no sort of meaning in it, and yet it was certainly English. I don't quite understand you, she said, as politely as she could.

Please, Ma'am, is this New Zealand or Australia?—and she tried to curtsey