Best Judith Martin Quotations
- We are all born rude. No infant has ever appeared yet with the grace to understand how inconsiderate it is to disturb others in the… All
- We are born charming fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society. Born
- Being polite does not mean being mummified. Mummified
- The greater the controversy, the more you need manners. Controversy
- I try to behave myself, and I succeed. Behave
- The language of clothing is high symbolism and we all, in moments where we need to know this, realize it. All
- I make a distinction between manners and etiquette - manners as the principles, which are eternal and universal, etiquette as the particular rules which are… Arbitrary
- We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society. All