Etiquette Quotes

86 Etiquette quotes by 69 unique authors

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
Esquire's all about mommy issues now. Breastfeeding, vaccinations, playdate etiquette. — Vera Farmiga
There is no etiquette rule that decrees one must give out personal information to anyone who asks. — Judith Martin
The etiquette is higher consciousness, sensitivity, gentleness, gracefulness, intensity, power, and knowledge. — Frederick Lenz
There is no letter of the law to follow in Zen. There is a lot of etiquette, but there are no rules. — Frederick Lenz
I do have rules, and etiquette things. I think it's a southern thing too, to an extent. I'll hold the door for someone, but if… — Chris Black
Honestly, a lot of the human etiquette I learned in life I learned from, like, thank-you notes and dating Jimmy Kimmel. — Roseanne Barr
Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many trivial ways in which… — Quentin Crisp
I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a… — Mos Def
Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You know, you can make a small mistake in language or etiquette in Britain, or you could when I was younger, and really be made… — Christopher Hitchens

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