Quotes on Manners

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers Quote Details

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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. Josh Billings Quote Details

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Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present. George Washington Quote Details

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Speak not when others speak, sit not when others stand, and walk not when others stop. George Washington Quote Details

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Use no reproachful language against anyone, neither curses nor revilings. George Washington Quote Details

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Mock not nor jest at anything of importance; break no jests that are sharp or biting; and if you deliver anything witty or pleasant, abstain from laughing thereat yourself. George Washington Quote Details

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Utter not base and frivolous things amongst grown and learned men, nor very difficult questions or subjects amongst the ignorant, nor things hard to be believed. George Washington Quote Details

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Be not apt to relate news if you know not the truth thereof. In discoursing of things you have heard, name not your author always. A secret discover not. George Washington Quote Details

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Be not curious to know the affairs of others, neither approach to those that speak in private. George Washington Quote Details

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Speak no evil of the absent, for it is unjust. George Washington Quote Details

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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence; true friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. George Washington Quote Details

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Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly. Benjamin Franklin Quote Details

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Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket-watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. Lord Chesterfield Quote Details

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To receive gratitude with grace is a form of gratitude by itself, and not always an easy art to master. Stephen Covey Quote Details

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Treat everybody alike, no matter from what station in life he comes. Be your own self with all people whether they be prince or pauper. William Danforth Quote Details

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Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Benjamin Franklin Quote Details

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People would rather be nice than right, rather be sensitive than be true. Well, being nice and sensitive are important, but they're not more important than being right; they're not more important than the truth. Bill Maher Quote Details

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Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights. John Wooden Quote Details

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A gentleman does not take part in major arguments over minor issues. John Bridges Quote Details

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A gentleman gives direct answers, especially to controversial questions. Being direct, however, is not the same thing as being rude. John Bridges Quote Details

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You can't avoid offending people from time to time. When you don't mean it, apologize. When you do mean it, accept the consequences. Eric Zorn Quote Details

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The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts. William Hazlitt Quote Details

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Courtesy is cheap to provide, and it pays great dividends. Truett Cathy Quote Details

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Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter which fork you use. Emily Post Quote Details

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Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. Arthur Schopenhauer Quote Details

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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established. Confucius Quote Details

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Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote Details

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Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. Isaac Newton Quote Details

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The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others. Sharon Bower Quote Details

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A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. Oscar Wilde Quote Details

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The rule is not to talk about money with people who have much more or much less than you. Katherine Whitehorn Quote Details

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We sometimes meet an original gentleman, who, if manners had not existed, would have invented them. Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote Details

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The only way to go through your life without pissing anyone off is to do great harm to your own freedom and to never get to what's best for you. John T. Reed Quote Details

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Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer Quote Details

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The amiable is a duty most certainly, but must not be exercised at the expense of any of the virtues. He who seeks to do the amiable always, can only be successful at the frequent expense of his manhood. W. G. Simms Quote Details

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It's hard to be a jerk and say no to any request that starts with “Would you mind.” The question comes across as honest, while also showing concern for the other person. It's a powerful combination. Scott Adams Quote Details

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Men are subject to various inconveniences merely through lack of a small share of courage, which is a quality very necessary in the common occurrences of life, as well as in a battle. How many impertinences do we daily suffer with great uneasiness, because we have not courage enough to discover our dislike. Benjamin Franklin Quote Details

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Remove all empty words from writings, resume, conversation, except when they aim at courtesy. Nicholas Taleb Quote Details

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