It is laughable how often good manners interfere with my…

Humility simply means that you do a great job at everything and it isn't really a big deal.

— Frederick Lenz

Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many trivial ways in…

— Quentin Crisp

The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume.

— Paul Theroux

Any individual is capable of realizing the truth at any time. No tradition is necessary, no chain, no lineage. Once you have realized the…

— Frederick Lenz

What is important in self-discovery is the person who keeps going, who has a smile, who is kind to others, who works hard at…

— Frederick Lenz

There is a strange taboo in our society against ending something merely because it is not pleasant-- life, love, a conversation, you name it,…

— Helen DeWitt

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.

— Emily Post

Do not feel that you are destined not to make that final liberation in this life. This is egotism in a reverse form. Don't…

— Frederick Lenz

“When you know you can do something, and you feel good about yourself, you do not have to devalue others.”

— John Patrick Hickey

Your mantrum is the awareness of the dream - to enjoy and appreciate and have gratitude for all; neither to condemn nor to liberate,…

— Frederick Lenz

“A token of bathroom stoner etiquette.”

— Libba Bray

“ Redneck Rules of Etiquette • To avoid bruising wine as you decant it, make sure to tilt the paper cup. • Your centerpiece…

— Deborah Ford

An enlightened teacher simply expresses enlightenment in their life by living. It is the student's job to gain the teachings. The teacher's job is…

— Frederick Lenz

“Traditional values are not gone. They are good netiquette.

— David Chiles

It is very important to always hold the thought of an enlightened teacher in your mind in a very positive way. When you direct…

— Frederick Lenz