Quotes About Manners

Where did you go to school?" Piers inquired. "Your all together too literate for a butler. Most bulters I know say things like as you wish, my lord, and leave it at that. Our conversations should be along these lines: Prufrock, bring me a wench and then you would say, as you wish.

Foucarmont had twice fought duels, and he was in consequence most politely treated and admitted into every circle.

Bon ! cria-t-elle, j'avais déjà oublié que vous étiez là, vous ! Vous pourriez bien tousser avant de parler. Vous avez une voix qui part brusquement comme celle d'un mort.

Austen suggests that a gentleman is made, not born - and made only through a process of painful self-reflection and discovery.

To sneer at his imperfect attempt was very bad breeding.

Softly, Miss,' answered she addressed; 'you'll lose nothing by being civil.

Are you decent? Tick-Tick called through the door. I said what I was supposed to: No, but I'm dressed.

Please, he added. I meant to say, please. I've thought it all through. I've thought of nothing else. I haven't read a book in weeks!

Under the thousand crystal candelabras I danced with ten elderly gentlemen who had nothing to say but did not let that stop them. I answered only, Indeed and Oh yes and Do you think so?

youre beautiful', he said without grandiloquence. 'that's the least of it', she replied politely.

afternoon Pip's mother, Mrs Hilton, went to tea with Lady Candling

The third formers were simply bursting with curiosity as to what could be behind the hostility between the cousins, but of course they were far too well-mannered to pry. Lucy

Those first form kids!' said Tessie, in disgust. 'Honestly, they ought to be in a kindergarten, the way they behave!

Soon Lotta, Jimmy, and the two grown-ups were sitting round the tea-table. Lotta was on her very best behaviour. She didn't make a single face.

So if you're not Artemis Fowl, then who are you? The boy extended a dripping hand straight up. My name is Orion. I am so pleased to meet you at last. I am, of course, your servant. Holly shook the proferred hand, thinking that manners were lovely, but she really needed someone cunning and ruthless right now, and this kid didn't appear to be very cunning.

Scusatemi tutti

Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on; do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet; do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth.

Remember to act always as if you were at a symposium. When the food or drink comes around, reach out and take some politely; if it passes you by don't try to pulling it back. And if it has not reached you yet, don't let your desire run ahead of you, be patient until your turn comes.

When we are guests at a dinner party, we content ourselves with the food on offer; if anyone were to tell the host to put out fish or cake, he would seem rude. In real life, however, we ask the gods for what they do not give, and this though they have provided us with plenty.

At a feast, taking the largest helping may be good for your appetite, but sharing generously is good for the spirit of the celebration. In this case, honoring your hosts and fellow guests should be valued above sating your hunger.

Never call yourself a philosopher, nor talk a great deal among the unlearned about theorems, but act conformably to them. Thus, at an entertainment, don't talk how persons ought to eat, but eat as you ought.

keep your language free of obscenities. Do not dip into the gutter in search of cheap laughs.

Rudeness is a weak persons imitation of strength.

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength