Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

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.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with read more

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

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.

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.