True politeness is the spirit of benevolence showing itself in a refined way. It is the expression of good-will and kindness. It… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
“Merciful heaven, social status is something to be strived for, not born with, or, worse yet, displayed. Social status is a reward… — Ann Barrett Batson Copy Share Image
. . . women were brought up to have only one set of manners. A woman was either a lady or she… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
There are many things that go to make up an education, but there are just two things without which no man can… — Nicholas Murray Butler Copy Share Image
In life, if you have an enthusiasm for what they call 'good manners,' sometimes people don't quite believe you. I've had that… — Bill Nighy Copy Share Image
I was nice and well-mannered because I was taught manners. I was very imaginative and quite adventurous. I was a tomboy, and… — Diana Rigg Copy Share Image
There is virtue in country houses, in gardens and orchards, in fields, streams and groves, in rustic recreations and plain manners, that… — Amos Bronson Alcott Copy Share Image
I want to see what this baby's going to be into; how I can participate in his interests. You know, teach him… — Artem Chigvintsev Copy Share Image
Some of the domestic evils of drunkenness are houses without windows, gardens without fences, fields without tillage, barns without roofs, children without… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
True politeness is to social life what oil is to machinery, a thing to oil the ruts and grooves of existence. False… — Frances Harper Copy Share Image
We may say that many, if not all, of the personality traits which we have called masculine or feminine are as lightly… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Good manners can replace morals. It may be years before anyone knows if what you are doing is right. But if what… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
When going out on a date, I think there are certain old-fashioned manners that I still enjoy. I don't mean that as… — Rachael Stirling Copy Share Image
You may depend upon it, religion is, in its essence, the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It will alone gentilize, if… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Increasingly I think of myself as some strange and solitary conductor, introduced to a group of very dynamic musicians who happen to… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
“As a Texan, I say ma'm and sir to my age contemporaries and open doors for anyone that I can. This goes… — Tiffany Madison Copy Share Image
There is some reason to believe that when a man does not write his poetry it escapes by other vents through him,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
An acquaintance with the muses, in the education of youth, contributes not a little to soften manners. It gives a delicate turn… — Samuel Richardson Copy Share Image
To have some account of my thoughts, manners, acquaintance and actions, when the hour arrives in which time is more nimble than… — Fanny Burney Copy Share Image
I had TB as a child. So I was put to doing things like drawing and reading. And I was raised in… — Katherine Helmond Copy Share Image
Some people are all quality; you would think they are made up of nothing but title and genealogy. The stamp of dignity… — Roger L'Estrange Copy Share Image
“While good old-fashioned manners and etiquette have worked for centuries, new standards and expectations have come into play with the modern world.… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Her air, her manners, all who saw admir'd; Courteous though coy, and gentle though retir'd; The joy of youth and health her… — George Crabbe Copy Share Image
Nothing is more dissimilar than natural and acquired politeness. The first consists in a willing abnegation of self; the second in a… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
The influence of woman is the same everywhere. Her condition influences the morals, manners, and character of the people of all countries.… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
“Don’t ever stray from yourself, in order to be close to someone that doesn’t have the courtesy to remind you of your… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
The mind must not be forced; artificial and constrained manners fill it with foolish presumption, through unnatural elevation and vain and ridiculous… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Their virtues lived in their children. The family changed its persons but not its manners, and they continued a blessing to the… — Sarah Fielding Copy Share Image
Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Top 15 Things Money Can’t Buy Time. Happiness. Inner Peace. Integrity. Love. Character. Manners. Health. Respect. Morals. Trust. Patience. Class. Common sense.… — Roy T. Bennett Copy Share Image
In spite of difference of soil and climate, of language and manners, of laws and customs-in spite of things silently gone out… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
Be sincere. Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
The thing is, autism is a big spectrum. Going from folks who remain nonverbal, all the way up to, ya know, famous… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Maybe we've been brainwashed by 130 years of Yankee history, but Southern identity now has more to do with food, accents, manners,… — John Shelton Reed Copy Share Image
The well-mannered man never puts out his hand in greeting until a lady extends hers. This is a test of good breeding… — Humphry Davy Copy Share Image
