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.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is read more

If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is delightful to man.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

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

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

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.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.