Indeed, Miss Manners has come to believe that the basic political division in this country is not between liberals and conservatives but between those who believe that they should have a say in the love lives of strangers and those who do not.
Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.
I think she must have been very strictly brought up, she's so desperately anxious to do the wrong thing correctly.
People who stare deserve the looks they get.
The great thing about being always among people of noble manners was the inevitable elevation of one's own.
Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.
Courtly manners are contagious; they are caught at Versailles.
To be audacious with tact, you have to know to what point you can go too far.
To offend is my pleasure; I love to be hated.
Dressing well is a form of good manners.
The influence of woman is the same everywhere. Her condition influences the morals, manners, and character of the people of all countries. Where she is debased, society is debased; where she is morally pure and enlightened, society will be proportionately elevated.
Good manners do more for a man that good looks.
As soon as a woman begins to dress "loud," her manners and conversation partake of the same element.
Good manners - the longer I live the more convinced I am of it - are a priceless insurance against failure and loneliness. And anyone can have them.
Says the rude child: "No, I won't do it. " Says the courteous grown-up: "Yes, I won't do it.
Manners are not idle, but the fruit of loyal and of noble mind.
Modesty is bred of self-reverence. Fine manners are the mantle of fair minds.
How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners.
Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.
Nothing, except what flows from the heart, can render even external manners truly pleasing.