Quotes About Manners

They had a silent staring contest, but Percy didn't back down. When he and Annabeth started dating, his mother had drummed it into his head: It's good manners to walk your date to the door. If that was true, it had to be good manners to walk her to the start of her epic solo death quest.

Etiquette tip: If you're looking for the right time to leave a party, when the host yells, No one leaves here alive, that's your cue.

WE ARE THE KOURETES! one shouted at the top of his lungs WE WILL HELP! Thank you, Rhea said, Do you have to speak so loudly? THIS IS MY INSIDE VOICE! the warrior yelled.

Since Thor wasn't there to creatively cuss, Sam did the honors, muttering a few comments that I doubted her grandparents would've approved of. Those are just expressions, I added hastily. In no way was my friend giving you permission to do...any of those rude and colorful things.

Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.

One speaker after another used to start his presentation coyly by saying, "Lady and gentlemen," or "Gentlemen and Mrs. Graham," always with slight giggles or snickers.

Win was flabbergasted when he heard me say to the dog: "We don't put our paws on the table while folks are eating, Manch.

Extending hospitality to all, even to the most cloddish, truly is the basis of civilization. The fact that the most cloddish, having nothing better to do, always show up and spoil the party for everyone else probably spells civilization's ultimate doom.

For though I was raised Protestant, my true religion is actually civility.

For though I was raised Protestant, my true religion is actually civility. Please note that I do not call my faith "politeness." That's part of it, yes, but I say civility because I believe that good manners are essential to the preservation of humanity—one's own and others'—but only to the extent that that civility is honest and reasonable, not merely the mindless handmaiden of propriety.

Extending hospitality to all, even to the most cloddish, truly is the basis of civilization. The fact that the most cloddish, having nothing better to do, always show up and spoil the party for everyone else probably spells civilization's ultimate doom.

No one really does know how to have fun here at all. It is all etiquette.

Young'uns!" Mrs. P. interrupted. "No bad language, not at the table, please. And need I remind you, I am the table!

I remember Laura was demonstrating to me an especially disgusting way of blowing your nose for when you really wanted to put off a boy.

Common courtesy dictates that we never drain the lifeblood of anyone to whom we've been formally introduced.

Is he bothering you? Nah just some old pervert waiting for the sex show. The ghost lips curled If I was alive I'd teach you some manners First I'd- I'm sure there are losts of thing you'd do to me if you were alive, but seeing as though your're not, I guess you're stuck watching... (makes a jerk-off gesture)

Are you coming now? Griffin snapped. Karl glanced over at him and smiled. What's the magic word? Griffin stalked off, muttering a word under his breath. That's not it, Karl called after him.

My phone chirped with a text. When I made no movement to answer, Gabriel fished the phone from my pocket and checked. The possibility that might be considered rude never occurs to him.

When people are perfectly polite, it usually means they don't really care. A little awkwardness is more sincere.

With faultless good manners they would lead the world to destruction.

Even lords ought to follow the customs.

man such as Lowthie, or even Bing, expected a woman to act like a well-behaved child: to listen respectfully when he was being ponderous, to laugh appreciatively at his wit, to obey when he was masterful, and to give him a kiss whenever he asked. Walter treated her as a grown-up. He did not flirt, or condescend, or show off, and he listened at least as much as he talked. The

They was no need to dress formally just for me, but all the same I appreciate the gesture.

The wisest and best are repulsive, if they are characterized by repulsive manners. Politeness is an easy virtue, costs little, and has great purchasing power.