There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.

It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.

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.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

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

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