Quotes About Decorum

Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others say.

A prudent man will not discover his poverty, his self-torments, the disorders of his house, his uneasiness, or his disgrace.

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights.

Kissing a new hero isn't acceptable to me, especially when it's not necessary.

Nick hasn't seen me naked - I'm not a person who's constantly flinging my clothes aside and strutting about.

There's no excuse for rudeness.

There are things. . . that should not be touched: Books when your hands are sticky with chocolate Cars when your clothes are covered with oil Men when your heart does not love them

It's not a matter of jealousy. It's a matter of courtesy.

Not a whisper of flatulence would dare this man's bowels.

Never let anybody guess that you have a mind of your own. Above all be pure

Who grins in official circumstances?

BABY BOY, FASHION IS NOT FOR ADVERTISING YOUR FAVE SEX ACTS ON YOUR SHIRT. UNH-UNH, NO IT'S NOT !

Amazing what the application of a knitting needle could do for one's manners.

There should be some civility when it comes to being president of the United States.

To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.

The underlying principles of manners- respect, fairness, and congeniality.

Women do not transgress the bounds of decorum so often as men; but when they do, they go greater lengths.

Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.

Manners form the great charm of women.

I am a strict monogamist: it is twenty years since I last went to bed with two women at once, and then I was in my cups and not myself.

Never spit in front of women and children, and never insult the great state of Texas.

A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties. He should insult her in the privacy of the home.

The first duty of a woman is to be pretty, the second is to be well-groomed, and the third is never to contradict.