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Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
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.
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.
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
Civility costs nothing and buys everything.
Civility costs nothing and buys everything.
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.
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
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.