Quotes About Manners

My final warning to you is always pay for your own drinks. All the scandals in the world of politics today have their cause in the despicable habit of swallowing free drinks.

It's not polite to pass out when you've got company. Conversation

No.' She took my hand. 'Let's make a French exit.' 'What's a French exit?' 'It's when you leave without saying goodbye.' 'I've never heard that before.' A French exit; no thank you for having me, no I've had a lovely time. To just walk away, cool and aloof. I wondered if I could.

with good manners

he allegedly told his host, "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea, but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

Contrary to popular belief being rich (and having a lot of money) doesn't automatically mean you have class.

Nunca le niegues el saludo a nadie, me explicaba, no les concedas la ventaja de que sepan lo que piensas de ellos.

Sheila had given Zoe a used tissue as a present, and then laughed in her face when the little girl unwrapped it. It was full of snot.

All of those words are so rude I wouldn't dream of putting them in this book.

She thanked the toilet, but it did not respond. That was good—if she started to think of it as a sentient being, it would probably be much harder to poop in its mouth.

One is not born English without knowing how to converse easily about the weather.

Gentlemen are champion sulkers so long as one doesn't call the behavior by that name.

It is seldom that a gentleman raises the subject of sewage so early in a conversation, I reflected.

It was the viscount, with impeccable manners and deplorable timing.

For my part, I ignored her jibes, as I had long ago formed the opinion that it is best never to notice children at all in any capacity lest they take a simple greeting as an overture for discussion -- or worse yet, touching by grubby, sweet-sticky fingers.

There are few greater pleasures in life than a devoted butler.

Stop talking filthy things, It doesn't help anyone.

It is dehumanizing, demeaning and humiliating when you fail or refuse to acknowledge or respond to a Good Morning greeting. #Mannerism

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.

When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

to be civilized is to be incapable of giving unnecessary offense, it is to have some quality of consideration for all who cross our path.

I think the most important manner is just general kindness. When you go to big cities, sometimes people forget to just say, "Good morning," or "How are you?"

Good breeding, a union of kindness and independence.