Quotes about Protocol
State visits are often an opportunity for the United States to reaffirm our ties and friendship with our closest partners around the world.
— Barack Obama
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
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
— Proverbs 23:1
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
— Proverbs 25:6
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
When the people enter, the prince shall go in with them, and when they leave, he shall leave.
— Ezekiel 46:10
But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
— Matthew 22:11
“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
— Luke 14:8
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
Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established
— Confucius
It starts when you begin to overlook good manners. Any time you quit hearing Sir and Mam the end is pretty much in sight...
— Cormac McCarthy