There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the truest type of love.

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the truest type of love.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

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

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

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.

Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.

Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.

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.

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.