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As a Texan, I say ma'm and sir to my age contemporaries and open doors for anyone that I can. This goes for men, too, though it is appreciated when they beat me to it and disappointing when they don't. ↗

— Tiffany Madison

#chivalry #kindness #manners #men #men-and-women

College women are typically given to declaring for one or the other (in my day, for marriage; now, generally, for careers), and only later finding to their surprise that they must cope with both--while their men may be trying to figure out how to get out of doing both. ↗

— Judith Martin

#gender-roles #miss-manners #equality

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners. ↗

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

#bad manners #good #good manners #manners #means

Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

#folly #frequent #ill #laughter #loud

I hope that 9/11 has grouped us as one, and in doing so it has united us. Perhaps as a unit we can help each other get ahead, survive and succeed in this free world. And hey guys, let's not forget out manners!! ↗

— Doug Davidson

#doing #each #forget #free #free world

Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful. ↗

— Charles Simmons

#attention #delightful #duty #easy #energy

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#good manners #half #lying #manners #politeness

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#good manners #half #lying #manners #one half

I threw an etiquette party and served nothing but beans and sparkling water. The topic of conversation was ‘excuse me’. ↗

— Bauvard

#humor #manners #funny

You learn, just as you learn good manners, how to approach things with a certain amount of diplomacy. ↗