Just because it doesn't work out for you, doesn't mean that it's not wonderful for someone else. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
At the dinner table, if you can't think of anything to say, sit quietly. Don't throw rolls, or chew on your napkin. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
I didn't get etiquette classes, which is a shame because someone like me needs them. — Claudia Jessie Copy Share Image
Honestly, a lot of the human etiquette I learned in life I learned from, like, thank-you notes and dating Jimmy Kimmel. — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
Don't care what anybody says about enlightenment, except the enlightened and those who seek it. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Fashion exists for women with no taste, etiquette for people with no breeding. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A chief cause of worry and unhappiness in life is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.” — Maralee McKee Copy Share Image
Don't judge others. Always be open to them. Avoid the cult mentality, you know, the super-slick, "I'm superior because I meditate, because… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I hate the word proper. If you tell me a thing is not proper, I immediately feel the most rabid desire to… — Fanny Fern Copy Share Image
In the beginning we define what is spiritual. But as you go on, you see that everybody and everything is an instrument… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The purpose of enlightenment is certainly not the teacher, nor is it you. It doesn't have a purpose. Enlightenment simply exists. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You need to have the humility to accept your limitations as long as they're there, and have the humility to accept their… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You've gained some powers by your entrance into other dimensions and you use them to attack others or to make others miserable,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The way you succeed at all this stuff is by stopping trying to succeed and just working very hard without thinking about… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I do have rules, and etiquette things. I think it's a southern thing too, to an extent. I'll hold the door for… — Chris Black Copy Share Image
What's important is to be supportive of all who practice. Anyone on any level, even if they don't call it self-discovery, who… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Say 'Toronto' or 'Ontario,' and the immediate thought associations are with a somewhat blander version of North America: a United States with… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Miss Grantham ordered me to my room and told me no man would ever wish to marry me if I did not… — Sheri Cobb South Copy Share Image
One reason that the task of inventing manners is so difficult is that etiquette is folk custom, and people have emotional ties… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“Generally speaking, it is injudicious for ladies to attempt arguing with gentlemen on political or financial topics. All the information that a… — Samuel Orchart Beeton Copy Share Image
Etiquette is about all of human social behavior. Behavior is regulated by law when etiquette breaks down or when the stakes are… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openly admits to… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“In truth, the crossing from nature to culture and vice versa has always stood wide open. It leads across an easily accessible… — Peter Sloterdijk Copy Share Image
One of the things particularly admirable in the public utterances of President Lincoln is a certain tone of familiar dignity, which, while… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Shame is the proper reaction when one has purposefully violated the accepted behavior of society. Inflicting it is etiquette's response when its… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
You can deny all you want that there is etiquette, and a lot of people do in everyday life. But if you… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
You are very clever,' said the old man shyly. 'I would like to eat your brains, one day,' For some reason the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
