When A Society Abandons Its Ideals Just

One Reason That The Task Of Inventing Manners Is So Difficult Is That Etiquette Is Folk Custom, And People Have Emotional Ties To The Forms Of Their Youth. That Is Why There Is Such Hostility Between Generations In Times Of Rapid Change; Their Manners Being Different, Each Feels Affronted By The Other, Taking Even The Most Surface Choices For Challenges.

The Underlying Principles Of Manners- Respect, Fairness, And Congeniality.

We Are Born Charming Fresh And Spontaneous And Must Be Civilized Before We Are Fit To Participate In Society.

What Restricts The Use Of The Word 'lady' Among The Courteous Is That It Is Intended To Set A Woman Apart From Ordinary Humanity, And In The Working World That Is Not A Help, As Women Have Discovered In Many Bitter Ways.

Dishonesty Is Not The Only Alternative To Honesty. There Is Also The Highly Underrated Virtue Of Shutting Up.