Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

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.

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no read more

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.

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.

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.

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.