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.

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.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

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.

Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.

Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.

Good manners have much to do with emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit read more

Good manners have much to do with emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

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.