Quotes About Manners

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Don't interrupt me while I'm interrupting.

Nobody ever says, "Can I have your beets?

If an Englishman gets run down by a truck he apologizes to the truck.

You can say, 'Can I use your bathroom?' and nobody cares. But if you ask, 'Can I use the plop-plop machine?' it always breaks the conversation.

Don't you DARE use party as a verb in my shop

Well if manners maketh man make-up maketh woman.And we don't need a phalanx of behavioural scientists to explain why man judge women by their looks.Because the see bether than thay think.

We often laughed at others in our house, and I picked up the craft of being polite while people were present and laughing later if there was anything to laugh about.

So all my friends have kids now... which I think is rude.

I'd shake his hand, but I think that's what's holding up his pants.

People will always be tempted to wipe their feet on anything with 'welcome' written on it.

Honor is kind of what you get when you weaponize manners

Attracting musicians is rather like inviting flies over to tea: they are tolerable for half an hour, but when they begin to touch the food, you either wish they would go home or die.

I am always a perfect gentleman. If you ever want me to not be a perfect gentlemen, you'll have to ask and not be crying when you do.

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

In my opinion, kissing a lady's hand is a fine tradition. After all, a man must start somewhere.

If you enjoy sticking a straw in a dog's ear, don't sit next to the pooch with a milkshake.

Lord Emsworth belonged to the people-like-to-be-left-alone-to-amuse-themselves-when-they-come-to-a-place school of hosts

Couldn't he have come out and greeted her like a civil human being instead of lurking from his kitchen while she shared a clearly intimate moment with his brisket?

Kei: Is there anything else you need while I'm here, Your Highness?Cabot: No, but you can leave the sarcasm in there.

It's better to shut a fool's mouth with sarcasm rather than cursing him back.

The trouble with dead people today is they have no sense of decorum

Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot.

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.