Quotes About Decorum

Etiquette requires the presumption of good until the contrary is proved.

Keep your hands to yourself!" might almost be put at the head of the first chapter of every book on etiquette.

We may say what we like about his politics, but the king was a faithful husband who sincerely felt that those in power ought to comport themselves with decorum and restraint for the sake of the country.

For want of modesty is want of sense.

He is not well bred, that cannot bear ill breeding in others.

But one does not dress for private company as for a public ball.

What is permissible is not always honorable.

People do not use foul language in the House of Commons chamber. They just don't do it, and I don't, either.

You already have one asshole, you don't need another one

Surely it is one of the simplest laws of taste in dress, that it shall not attract undue attention from the wearer to the worn.

I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.

She had never liked people who spoke too familiarly upon first meeting. There ought to be a little bit more formality.

You can do what you want, at home. But when you go out, keep it together.

Good manners are a combination of intelligence, education, taste and style mixed together so that you don't need any of those things.

I pride myself on always displaying impeccable manners.

There is one in the drawing room," she said with

how the incrementalism and decorum, the endless positioning for the next election, and the groupthink of cable news panels all conspired to chip away at your best instincts and wear down your independence, until whatever you once believed was utterly lost.

The rule is, don't speak of the dead, not don't speak ill of the dead's terrible relatives.

The guy had no sense of decorum.

For me, I never really understood why certain lines had to be crossed in order to get a point across. There's a PG way to say everything, in my opinion.

Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them.

But then, the code of manliness requires us not to make comments on the intolerable ugliness of others. So I shall say no more about your condition, sir. But I do hope you manage to find some professional help.

Morality and honor are not to be confused. The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.

Ciara, there are certain things a man does not ask of a lady." "You are not asking." "Aye.