Quotes about Etiquette

He was violating the second rule of the two rules for getting on well with people that speak Spanish; give the men tobacco and leave the women alone

Hear no evil, speak no evil, and you won't be invited to cocktail parties.

The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

He said : Not to know the decree is to be without the means of being a proper man. 2. Not to know the rites is to be without means to construct. 3. Not to know words is to be without the fluid needful to understand men.

Man who fart in church, sit in pew.

It starts when you begin to overlook good manners. Any time you quit hearing Sir and Mam the end is pretty much in sight...

I want you to treat me nicely and respectfully. Call you 'sir', perhaps? she asked quietly. Yes, call me 'sir'. I should love it. Then I wish you would go upstairs, sir.

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.

Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.

Don't walk in my head with your dirty feet.

An ambassador seeks to speak the right thing in the best way.