Quotes About Manners

Uno sciocco dignitoso, Demelza, non ottiene niente, mentre il farabutto dai toni melliflui sì.

And gentlefolk never laugh at simplicity; they only laugh at pretence.

The Trenwith Poldarks had never been sticklers for the agrémens

If you are going to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

Attlee is a modest man who has a great deal to be modest about.

But after all when you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite. ***

The worst result of an habitual use of strong language is that when a special occasion really does arise, there is no way of marking it.

Istnieje gatunek zjawisk, których d?entelmen nie mo?e zna? z tej przyczyny, ?e gdyby je poznaÅ', przestaÅ'by by? d?entelmenem.

Bertie, he said, I want your advice. Carry on. At least, not your advice, because that wouldn't be much good to anybody. I mean, you're a pretty consummate old [prat], aren't you? Not that I want to hurt your feelings, of course. No, no, I see that. What I wish you to do is put the whole thing to that fellow Jeeves of yours, and see what he suggests.

Yes, sir,' said Jeeves in a low, cold voice, as if he had been bitten in the leg by a personal friend.

Learn to see yourself as a pleasant person, courteous and respectful, and learn to do those things that a courteous and respectful person would do.

Decían demasiadas cortesías ridículas. Pase usted, a sus órdenes, en casa de usted, con su permiso, es propio, puta madre: todos los que según la clase media son los modales de la clase alta.

We call a Man ungrateful, answered who having received a kindness, does not return the like, if occasion off ere.

Was it the forgetfulness of old age or personal incapacity that made the man able to say please but not thank you?

Don't you bully me with your politeness!

I must go the washroom. I've shaken a lot of hands.

I think people can be very nice and charming without being decent human beings.

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

Sorry is what the English say when they don't know what to say.

Learn how to bow. It is an old gesture of respect, honor and pride.

Party Manners IT WAS the Easter holiday. Barney and Lou were doing some painting in the dining-room

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.

Better marry a maiden, so you can teach her good manners, and in particular marry one who lives close by you. Look her well over first. Don't marry what will make your neighbors laugh at you, for while there's nothing better a man can win him than a good wife, there's nothing more dismal than a bad one.

In his opinion, working was vastly overrated. Particularly as a way to build character, for everyone who engaged in it was far too snappish and fussy, and seemed to have no manners at all.