Quotes About Manners

Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well but their manners should be of the greatest concern.

Chanakya says that a guest is important only if his stay is short. If without hesitation or shamelessly he extends his stay, then it is graceless, as a prostitute leaves a poor man, the subjects leave a defeated king and birds leave a dead tree, similarly, a guest must quickly leave after having and praising the food, offered to him.

To the guests that must go, bid God's speed and brush away all traces of their steps.

Keeping my smile raised like a shield between us, I curtsied and quit the room.

I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties.

Vulgarity shouldn't pass off as humour.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.

Vulgarity, in my mind, is not cool.

I don't think anyone in this country wants to hear anything about President Trump from below the waist, below the belt.

Hold the door for a lady. Wait until a lady is out of the elevator.

I once waited on a group of 10 people, and one guy collected the money from the check and tipped me $20 on $600. I told him in front of everyone, 'Jews like you give Jews like me a bad name.' That was my last waitressing job.

You can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat waiters and shop assistants, especially when you are one.

A man needs to be polite, not just to me but to everyone. I watch that. How does he treat the waiter? How does he treat the coat-check girl? How does he treat the driver?

If I ever own a restaurant, I will never allow the waiters to ask if the diners like their dishes. Particularly when they're talking.

I hate it when people are impolite to waiters or to the valet or the guy in the supermarket. There's no need for that; it doesn't cost anything to be polite.

If a guy treats me respectfully and the waiter demeaningly, I'm turned off.

If you're rude to waiters or waitstaff, I cannot handle that. I really think that shows your true personality.

As a former waitress myself, I know firsthand how a simple smile from someone can improve your day and how a single harsh word can destroy it. Being courteous and thoughtful costs you nothing and can sometimes pay you dividends in unexpected ways.

If your knowledge is in your hands and in your mind, then nobody can take it away from you. Be kind and be on time! You never know who you're talking to - the waitress today could be the producer tomorrow, so it pays to be kind to everyone.

I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.

I was a kitchen porter for an hour at the Bank of England when I was 18. In the cafe, someone clicked their fingers and shouted, 'Boy, come and clear my table.' I walked out.

I've walked away in the middle of a conversation and had no idea that was wrong until someone told me I was being rude.