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

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

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and read more

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the read more

Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at read more

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

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.