Quotes About Etiquette

That was her way. She carried not noticing to an extreme. Not noticing, not intruding, not suggesting.

Some people think politeness is an invitation to invade.

I have never heard a lady say 'arse,' the emperor said mildly. I haven't been a lady for long, I reminded him. A little demon–made of exhaustion and the emperors smile– pushed me into adding,For five years I've been saying 'arse.' It's hard to stop saying 'arse' after that many years. I suppose I should stop saying 'arse,' since ladies don't say- 'Arse', he finished for me. I met his grin.

She was not so forbearing when it came to bad breath. After receiving one French envoy, she exclaimed, 'Good God! What shall I do if this man stay here, for I smell him an hour after he has gone!' Her words were reported back to the envoy, who at once betook himself back to France in shame.

At Sandwich, in 1579, she paid the magistrates' wives a great compliment when, without employing a food taster, she sampled some of the 160 dishes they had prepared for her and even ordered some to be taken to her lodgings so that she could eat them later.

conversation – about the weather, as that is what you like to talk about in England, other subjects being, er, forbidden, eh?

You know the only rule you need to know to get on in this country? 'Never complain, never explain.

Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference.

ABASEMENT, n. A decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth or power. Peculiarly appropriate in an employee when addressing an employer.

It is one of the important uses of civility to signify resentment.

POLITENESS, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.

being asked to dinner is not always the same thing as being asked to dine.

BORE, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

While it might be fashionable for a lady to attend a publuc lecture on the afterlife, or participate in a seance from time to time, claiming to have seen a ghost yourself does not go down well in polite circles.

Tell your father he must come himself. I do not waste my time on fools and younger sons. I am old fashioned in this. I like to talk to the horse's head, not the horse's arse.

He's still young enough to think that rudeness wins respect.

PLEEZ BE QUITE IN THE LIBERY PEPLE R TRYING TO GET HI!

In polite society what you say to an attractive woman who is dressed in a way that makes you understand the power of biology is, "You look nice.

Did you just say you Think Mansfield Park is boring? Get out of my house.

There are two differences between an orgy and a sex club. First, at a sex club it's considered bad form to introduce yourself to someone before you start putting parts of his body in your mouth. At an orgy you are allowed to offer your name as long as you do so with an obvious sense of irony.

At one time, the first step in courtship was asking permission to write to the person who interested your affections,

There was no law against being an asshole.

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.

The society of women is the element of good manners.