Try Not To Annoy Your Relatives Unnecessarily.

If Written Directions Alone Would Suffice, Libraries Wouldn't Need To Have The Rest Of The Universities Attached.

Many Of The Guests Will Eventually Leave The Table To Watch Football On Television, Which Would Be A Rudeness At Any Other Occasion But Is A Relief At Thanksgiving And Probably The Only Way To Get Those People To Budge.

Etiquette Enables You To Resolve Conflict Without Just Trading Insults. Without Etiquette, The Irritations In Modern Life Are So Abrasive That You See People Turning To The Law To Regulate Everyday Behavior. This Frightens Me; It's A Major Inroad On Our Basic Freedoms.

To Sacrifice The Principles Of Manners, Which Require Compassion And Respect, And Bat People Over The Head With Their Ignorance Of Etiquette Rules They Cannot Be Expected To Know Is Both Bad Manners And Poor Etiquette. That Social Climbers And Twits Have Misused Etiquette Throughout History Should Not Be Used As An Argument For Doing Away With It.

It's Far More Impressive When Others Discover Your Good Qualities Without Your Help.