Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no read more

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over read more

I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them on long winter evenings.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

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.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.