Quotes about Manners

The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

As Michael (Chekhov)'s pupil, I learned more about acting. I learned psychology, history, and the good manners of art - taste.

My only hope was to be polite.

Never be haughty to the humble, never be humble to the haughty.

Mrs. Fairford smiled. "I've sometimes thought," she mused, "that Mr. Popple must be the only gentleman I know; at least he's the only man who has ever told me he was a gentleman—and Mr. Popple never fails to mention it.

Real civilisation means an education that extends to the whole of life, in contradistinction to that of school or college: it means an education that forms speech, forms manners, forms taste, forms ideals, and above all forms judgment.

and social manners. All these (in their way) are good things, too; and without them, liberty is not a benefit whilst it lasts, and is not likely to continue long. The effect of liberty to individuals is, that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations, which may be soon turned into complaints. Prudence would dictate this in the case of separate, insulated, private men. But liberty, when men act

Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.

Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

You can tell a lot about a man by watching how he treats those he doesn't have to be nice to.

There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.