Quotes about Etiquette

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.

Manners is treating people with respect.

The greater man the greater courtesy.

When it comes to divide an estate, the politest men quarrel.

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.

But that was not the Royal Way; the King's servants didn't have to stoop.

As for Men-of-War, when they chance to meet at sea, they first go through such a string of silly bowings and scrapings, such a ducking of ensigns, that there does not seem to be much right-down hearty good-will and brotherly love about it at all. As

Be well dressed, behave like a gentleman, and keep your shoes shined.

People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves.

There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.

When you get older, you have to wrestle with what's appropriate behavior a little bit more. Am I not acting too old or too young?