No Rule Of Etiquette Is Of Less

To Tell A Lie In Cowardice, To Tell A Lie For Gain, Or To Avoid Deserved Punishment--are All The Blackest Of Black Lies.

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.

Manners Are A Sensitive Awareness Of The Feelings Of Others. If You Have That Awareness, You Have Good Manners, No Matter What Fork You Use.

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

A Gentleman Should Never Take His Hat Off With A Flourish.