Never So Long As You Live, Write

Manners Are Made Up Of Trivialities Of Deportment Which Can Be Easily Learned If One Does Not Happen To Know Them.

Any Child Can Be Taught To Be Beautifully Behaved With No Effort Greater Than Quiet Patience And Perseverance, Whereas To Break Bad Habits Once They Are Acquired Is A Herculean Task.

Training A Child Is Exactly Like Training A Puppy; A Little Heedless Inattention And It Is Out Of Hand Immediately; The Great Thing Is Not To Let It Acquire Bad Habits That Must Afterward Be Broken.

In Popular Houses Where Visitors Like To Go Again And Again, There Is Always A Happy Combination Of Some Attention On The Part Of The Hostess And The Perfect Freedom Of The Guests To Occupy Their Time As They Choose.

Alas! It Is True: "be Polite To Bores And So Shall You Have Bores Always Round About You."