Emily Post Quotes

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• The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be found out" is despicable, but nevertheless, it is the one thing you can never get away from.
• Jealousy is the suspicion of one's own inferiority.
• Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of…
• An overdose of praise is like 10 lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.
• Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them.
• Manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life.
• Manners are like primary colors, there are certain rules and once you have these you merely mix, i.e., adapt, them to meet changing situations.
• The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy, and Serenity.
• Any child can be taught to be beautifully behaved with no effort greater than quiet patience and perseverance, whereas to break bad habits once they…
• The good guest is almost invisible, enjoying him or herself, communing with fellow guests, and, most of all, enjoying the generous hospitality of the hosts.
• A little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one.
• The letter we all love to receive is one that carries so much of the writer’s personality that she seems to be sitting beside us,…
• Whenever two people come together and their behavior affects one another, you have etiquette.
• Bread is like dressed, hats and shoes - in other words, essential!
• To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule.
• To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a 'home' might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted…
• To tell a lie in cowardice, to tell a lie for gain, or to avoid deserved punishment-are all the blackest of black lies. On the…
• Courtesy demands that you, when you are a guest, shall show neither annoyance nor disappointment--no matter what happens.
• The fault of bad taste is usually in over-dressing. Quality not effect, is the standard to seek for.
• To make a pleasant and friendly impression is not only good manners, but equally good business.

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