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Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.
Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.
It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.
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.
Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.
Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.
You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.
You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.