#etiquette

The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves. ↗

— Jean de La Bruyère

#character #etiquette #manners #attitude

A gossip is one who talks to you about others, a bore is one who talks to you about himself, and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself. ↗

— Lisa Kirk

#etiquette-and-attitude #manners #attitude

I will hold my self to a standard of grace which is Christ's gift, not perfection which is Satan's trap. ↗

— Maralee McKee

#etiquette-and-attitude #grace #manners #parenting #perfection

The ornaments of your home are the people who smile upon entering time and time again. ↗

— Maralee McKee

#guests #hospitality #hosts #manners #home

Whenever two people come together and their behavior affects one another, you have etiquette. ↗

— Emily Post

#humanity-and-society #relationships #relationship

Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many trivial ways in which it is possible to commit some social sin. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#commit #etiquette #go #inclines #into

I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette. ↗

— Mos Def

#basic #better #buzz #code #conduct

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential. ↗

— Will Cuppy

#behaving #better #essential #etiquette #little

Fashion exists for women with no taste, etiquette for people with no breeding. ↗

— Queen Marie of Romania

#etiquette #exists #fashion #people #taste

A hat should be taken off when greeting a lady, and left off the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat. ↗

— P.J. O'Rourke

#humor #manners #humor