Etiquette Quotes

86 quotes by 69 authors

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential. — Will Cuppy
Whenever two people come together and their behavior affects one another, you have etiquette. — Emily Post
I begin to grow heartily tired of the etiquette and nonsense so fashionable in this city. — George Mason
A general rule of etiquette is that one apologizes for the unfortunate occurrence, but the unthinkable is unmentionable. — Judith Martin
I thought," Shad said slowly, "that she was offended if you referred to Blind Seer or Elation as her pets.""True," Derian assured him. "Absolutely the… — Jane Lindskold
Manners are like zero in arithmetic. They may not be much in themselves, but they are capable of adding a great deal of value to… — Freya Stark
Etiquette requires us to admire the human race. — Mark Twain
Etiquette-a fancy word for simple kindness. — Elsa Maxwell
The lessons we learn from the wild become the etiquette of freedom. — Gary Snyder
Against the background of the Obama administration' s negotiating what can turn out to be the most catastrophic international agreement in the nation's history, to… — Thomas Sowell
Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness. — Dorothy Parker
Etiquette is what you are doing and saying when people are looking and listening. What you are thinking is your business. — Virginia Cary Hudson
I am a journalist in the field of etiquette. I try to find out what the most genteel people regularly do, what traditions they have… — Amy Vanderbilt
When I used to teach civil procedure as a law professor, I would begin the year by telling my students that 'civil procedure is the… — Anne-Marie Slaughter
Etiquette can be at the same time a means of approaching people and of staying clear of them. — David Riesman
Ballroom dancing: it's a wonderful thing at so many levels because you've got to follow the rules. They used to call those rules etiquette once… — Anton du Beke
The high point of civilization is that you can hate me and I can hate you but we develop an etiquette that allows us to… — Stanley Crouch
There are etiquette things that actors, new actors, need to know about. Because it only takes one mess-up on a set to get fired. Not… — Loretta Devine
The way the business things work in Russia is you have to meet people, you have to go through a certain amount of etiquette and… — Marc Almond
When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I'm ever late for anything, whether it's personal… — Bruce Forsyth

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