Etiquette Quotes

86 Etiquette quotes by 69 unique authors

Every one of us is an artist, and as an artist, you really can stroll into any venue that you want, as long as you… — Terrence Howard
In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order. — Florence King
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… — Judith Martin
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… — Judith Martin
Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor. — Emily Post
And doing a film in that period, and having to really celebrate what they wore back then, how they sat and how they spoke. You… — Charlize Theron
The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume. — Paul Theroux
I hadn't been out to the hives before, so to start off she gave me a lesson in what she called 'bee yard etiquette'. She… — Sue Monk Kidd
Apparently you don't have to observe the Rules of Etiquette when reuniting with a muderous spouse. — Jennifer Rardin
Etiquette requires the presumption of good until the contrary is proved. — Emily Post
Insofar as he'd formed any opinion of her, it was that she suffered from misplaced gentility and the mistaken belief that etiquette meant good breeding.… — Terry Pratchett
Why were there so many barriers between us, always? Barriers of clothing, of etiquette, of time and age and reason. — Melanie Benjamin
Could I tell them I was sorry their loved one was dead, when he’d tried to kill me? There was no rule of etiquette for… — Charlaine Harris
You are very clever,' said the old man shyly. 'I would like to eat your brains, one day,' For some reason the books of etiquette… — Terry Pratchett
Etiquette? What kind of etiquette was there in someone trying to murder me? — Jennifer Estep
No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of… — Kenneth Grahame
Nothing is stranger or more ticklish than a relationship between people who know each other only by sight, who meet and observe each other daily… — Thomas Mann
The first rule of etiquette a boy learns when he's about to enter society is that civility is due to all women. No provocation, no… — Ilona Andrews
So there’s an . . . an etiquette to raking. Some seducer’s code of honor. Is this what you’re telling me? — Tessa Dare
Last winter, when so many Living joined the Dead and our prey became scarce, I watched some of my friends become full-dead. The transition was… — Isaac Marion
Truly good manners are invisible: they ease the way for others, without drawing attention to themselves. It is no accident that the word "punctilious" ("attentive… — Lynne Truss
Miss Temminnick, you are in receipt of the highest marks we have ever given in a six-month review. Your mind seems designed for espionage. Nevertheless,… — Gail Carriger
I make a distinction between manners and etiquette - manners as the principles, which are eternal and universal, etiquette as the particular rules which are… — Judith Martin
Colorful garments - ball gowns, kimonos, evening pajamas - made from yards upon yards of iridescent silk or velvet. I own an unjustifiable number of… — Julia Glass
My father was a graduate student at Oxford in the early 1960s, where the conventions and etiquette of clothing were crucial to the pervasive class… — Russell Smith

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