Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

Good manners have much to do with emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit read more

Good manners have much to do with emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.

We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give read more

We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.