Quotes About Manners

I'm a little overdressed for this, but I think I can compensate by toning down my manners." "Overdressed for what?" said Jean. "Insulting complete strangers," said Locke, loosening his neck-cloth. "Got to mind the delicate social nuances when you inform some poor fellow that he's a dumb motherfucker.

If you're going to live here, staying civil is as much a duty as sitting the steps or washing dishes. Now, while I bask in the glow of another moral sermon delivered with the precision of a master fencer, hold your applause and let's get back to last night.

Manners that would keep you starving are no manners worth respecting.

Don Lorenzo and 'Master Eccari' fenced pleasantries for a few moments thereafter; Galdo eventually let himself be skewered with the politest possible version of 'Thanks, but piss off.

When you don't know everything you could know, it's a fine time to shut your fucking noisemaker and be polite.

I assure you that in all matters of discretion not involving food, we make etiquette tutors look like slobbering barbarians.

Q: Why do men fart more frequently than women? A: Because women don't stay quiet long enough to build up the pressure.

Q: Why don't blondes talk when having sex? A: Their mothers taught them not to talk with their mouths full.

A classy guy had manners. He said please and thank you, Mr. and Miss, and held open doors. Classy guys picked up checks. They left good tips. They dressed with respect. They kept their word. They sent flowers. They apologized personally. They tried to be kind and courteous, even if they sometimes had to be firm, and their best jokes were about themselves. My mother's friends

Write thank-you notes. Tip well. Sing. Drink responsibly. Remember that good manners cost nothing, and open doors. Reach out to someone who is lonely. Make them laugh. Help people smile.

Where do you come from? And where are you going? Look up, speak nicely, and don't twiddle your fingers all the time.

No matter what time your guests arrive, pretend they're early, so naturally you're not ready.

I'm not extra sensitive to handshakes. I shake hands all the time.

The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.

People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They're polite. They're well mannered. They're very down to earth, in a way.

Drinking your milk and talking at the same time may result in your having to be patted on the back and dried for quite a long time afterwords.

In my entire time in Washington, I treated everyone with respect, with civility.

Is there no respect of place, persons, nor time in you?

When you apologize, try not to smile at the same time. It ruins the effect

My manners have always been the first thing to go when I get upset, and some people say that they stopped coming back a long time ago.?

A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn't.

There is nothing so annoying as having two people talking when you're busy interrupting.

Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any.

Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.