Quotes About Manners

Diplomat: A person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.

A diplomat... is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

Come in. And try not to murder any of my guests." Jace edged into the doorway, sizing up Magnus with his eyes. "Even if one of them spills a drink on my new shoes?" "Even then.

If she speaks, it will only be a pleasant word or two; should she have anything important to say, the moment will be after tea, not before it; this she knows by instinct.

It's concerning you both; for doesn't it seem odd that Gowing's always coming and Cummings' always going?" 

On the Continent people have good food in England people have good table manners.

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

In England it is bad manners to be clever, to assert something confidently. It may be your own personal view that two and two make four, but you must not state it in a self-assured way, because this is a democratic country and others may be of a different opinion.

There are some occasions when you must not refuse a cup of tea, otherwise you are judged an exotic and barbarous bird without any hope of ever being able to take your place in civilised society. If you are invited to an English home, at five o'clock in the morning you get a cup of tea. It is either brought in by a heartily smiling hostess or an almost malevolently silent maid.

In the last century, when a wicked and unworthy subject annoyed the Sultan of Turkey or the Czar of Russia, he had his head cut of without much ceremony; but when the same happened in England, the monarch declared: 'We are not amused'; and the whole British nation even now, a century later, is immensely proud of how rude their Queen was.

If he stretches out his hand in order to shake yours, you must not accept it. Smile vaguely, and as soon as he gives up the hope of shaking you by the hand, you stretch out your own hand and try to catch his in vain. This game is repeated until the greater part of the afternoon or evening has elapsed. It is extremely likely that this will be the most amusing part of the afternoon or evening, anyway.

I learned long ago that it is considered rude to vomit on your brother

They're both bungholes who think they're too noble to shit,

You look very elegant today, my lord." "I'm wounded. I strive to look elegant every day." - Tyrion & Littlefinger

If you do shit gold, Father, find a privy and get busy, he wanted to say, but he knew better. --Tyrion Lannister

I will not eat Craster's food, he decided suddenly. "I broke my fast with the men, my lord." Jon shooed the raven off Longclaw. The bird hopped back to Mormont's shoulder, where it promptly shat. "You might have done that on Snow instead of saving it for me," the Old Bear grumbled. The raven quorked.

There is entirely too much tut-tutting in this realm, if you ask me.

That's pretty." He remembered Sansa telling him once that he should say that whenever a lady told him her name.

A lady's armor is courtesy

Mormont leaned forward. "Tarly, when I was a lad half your age, my lady mother told me that if I stood about with my mouth open, a weasel was like to mistake it for his lair and run down my throat. If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, beware of weasels.

Grandmother,' Margaery said, 'mind your words, or what will Sansa think of us?' 'She might think we have some wits about us. One of us, at any rate.

A smile should be a servant, and come only when you call it.

This is no time to act like a gentleman. I am a cad and shall react like one.