Quotes about Decorum

Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.

Jesus loved, praised, and rewarded one thing: desperation for God that superseded decorum.

Its avowed purpose is to excite sexual desire, which, I should have thought, is unnecessary in the case of the young, inconvenient in the case of the middle aged, and unseemly in the old.

But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.

Of all modern notions, the worst is this: that domesticity is dull. Inside the home, they say, is dead decorum and routine; outside is adventure and variety. But the truth is that the home is the only place of liberty, the only spot on earth where a man can alter arrangements suddenly, make an experiment or indulge in a whim. The home is not the one tame place in a world of adventure; it is the one wild place in a world of rules and set tasks.

I shall not make use of slang or vulgarity upon any occasion or under any circumstances, and shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. Indeed, upon second thought, I will not even use it then, for it is unchristian, inelegant, and degrading — though to speak truly I do not see how house rent and taxes are going to be discussed worth a cent without it.

The whole of heraldry and of chivalry is in courtesy. A man of fine manners shall pronounce your name with all the ornament that titles of nobility could ever add.

Leisure with dignity.

Do not speak ill of the dead.

Another thing I liked about my Dad at church: he did his sleeping at home. He never used the church as an adult nursery.

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

A true gentlemen is one who is never unintentionally rude.