Quotes about Protocol
Etiquette is the stuff you gotta do just 'cause that's how everyone else does it. Like holding your fork in your left hand, or saying 'Bless you' if someone sneezes. Manners is treating people with respect.
— Tana French
God couldn't care less about protocol. If He did, Jesus would have chosen the Pharisees as His disciples. But that isn't who Jesus honored.
— Mark Batterson
Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
— Genesis 23:12
But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
— Matthew 22:11
Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
— Luke 14:9
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
— Proverbs 23:1
You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'
— Madeleine Albright
Manners make the world work. They're not only based on kindness but also efficiency. When people know what to do, the world is smoother. When no one knows what to do, it's chaos.
— Letitia Baldrige
When the prince enters, he shall go in through the portico of the gateway, and he shall go out the same way.
— Ezekiel 46:8
Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established
— Confucius
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
— Proverbs 25:6
In statesmanship get formalities right, never mind about the moralities.
— Mark Twain