Best Judith Martin Sayings
- What we have come to, through a combination of popular psychology and expanding technology, is a presumption that all our thoughts and feelings are worth… All
- When someone has tried to please you, it is rude, as well as disheartening, to respond by announcing that the effort was a failure. Announcing
- You should resolve not to seek public approval of your private business, when you are not also prepared to accept public disapproval. Accept
- Question- Should I loan a small amount of money to a friend? Answer- If you are sure that you can, if necessary, spare both. Amount
- It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. Discover
- Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress. Expecting
- We already know that anonymous letters are despicable. In etiquette, as well as in law, hiring a hit man to do the job does not… Already Know
- For email, the old postcard rule applies. Nobody else is supposed to read your postcards, but you'd be a fool if you wrote anything private… Applies
- Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd be surprised what an inducement that is to the education… Argument
- Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet. Chaperons
- Email is very informal, a memo. But I find that not signing off or not having a salutation bothers me. Bother
- Learn graceful ways of saying no and of pointing out that this pressure to do something is not in line with most people's wishes. Graceful
- Many people mistakenly think a new technology cancels out an old one. Cancels
- 'Honesty' in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a difference between being candid in what you're talking… Candid
- One of the big no-nos in cyberspace is that you do not go into a social activity, a chat group or something like that, and… Activity
- There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin… Affection
- If you can't be kind, at least be vague. Advice
- It is, indeed, a trial to maintain the virtue of humility when one can't help being right. Help
- Charming villains have always had a decided social advantage over well-meaning people who chew with their mouths open. Advantage
- GENTLE READER: You, sir, are an anarchist, and Miss Manners is frightened to have anything to do with you. It is true that questioning the… Accepted
- Nowadays, we never allow ourselves the convenience of being temporarily unavailable, even to strangers. With telephone and beeper, people subject themselves to being instantly accessible… Accessible
- . . . women were brought up to have only one set of manners. A woman was either a lady or she wasn't, and we… All
- Nobody believes that the man who says, 'Look, lady, you wanted equality,' to explain why he won't give up his seat to a pregnant woman… Bags
- The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to stay out late but don't… Any
- When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable. Criticism
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