The society of women is the element of good manners.

The society of women is the element of good 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.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

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

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

Good manners have much to do with emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit read more

Good manners have much to do with emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.

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

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

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.

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.

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.