Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

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.

Etiquette is behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

Etiquette is behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is read more

If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is delightful to man.

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.