Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

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.

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

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.

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.

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

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.

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.