The Way One Was Brought Up Isn't

I Make A Distinction Between Manners And Etiquette - Manners As The Principles, Which Are Eternal And Universal, Etiquette As The Particular Rules Which Are Arbitrary And Different In Different Times, Different Situations, Different Cultures.

Smart People Duck When They Hear The Dread Announcement 'i'm Going To Be Perfectly Honest With You.

Fairness Does Not Consist So Much Of Everybody's Doing The Same Thing, But Of Everybody's Being Willing To Do Something That Others Don't Want To Do.

It Is Not Rude To Turn Off Your Telephone By Switching It On To An Answering Machine, Which Is Cheaper And Less Disruptive Than Ripping It Out Of The Wall. Those Who Are Offended Because They Cannot Always Get Through When They Seek, At Their Own Convenience, To Barge In On People Are Suffering From A Rude Expectation.

A Young Lady Is A Female Child Who Has Just Done Something Dreadful.