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“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”
“While our country remains untainted with the principles and manners which are now producing desolation in so many parts of the world; while she continues sincere, and incapable of insidious and imp...”
“Wealth of good manners is what no one can steal from you. You can keep it with you wherever you go.”
“Since the moment when, at the sight of his beloved and dying brother, Levin for the first time looked at the questions of life and death in the light of the new convictions, as he called them, whic...”
“The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.”
“And if you do see any pirates, I don't want you to pick up any rough manners from them. Do you understand?”
“The forms of manners which should be scrupulously observed are, invariably, those which contribute to the comfort, or dignity of others.”
“How very kind of her, ' I said. 'I must remember to send her a card.'I'd send her a card alright. It would be the Ace of Spades, and I'd mail it anonymously from somewhere other than Bishop's Lacey.”
“I could see he meant no offense, but in my thoughts I set it down as not very good manners."Manners!" he said. "Why, it is merely the truth, and truth is good manners; manners are a fiction.”
“The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.”
“He was the mildest manner'd man That ever scuttled ship or cut a throat.”
“Now as to politeness... I would venture to call it benevolence in trifles.”
“Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world.”
“Men make laws women make manners.”
“They asked Lucman the fabulist From whom did you learn manners? He answered: From the unmannerly.”
“What once were vices are now manners.”
“Politeness goes far yet costs nothing.”
“Suit your manner to the man.”
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.”
