Manners Quotes

737 Manners quotes by 492 unique authors

For every rude executive who makes it to the top, there are nine successful executives with good manners. — Letitia Baldrige
The northern nations who burst the barriers of the Roman Empire and spread themselves over the most flourishing countries of Europe soon became sensible of… — Benjamin Robbins Curtis
What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far… — Louis D. Brandeis
My telephone manners were, well, offensive to some. As I lugged my cell around, yammering away, I noticed cold stares from passersby who viewed me… — Kara Swisher
Politeness is half good manners and half good lying. — Mary Wilson Little
There are three subjects on which the knowledge of the medical profession in general is woefully weak; they are manners, morals, and medicine. — Gerald F. Lieberman
He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist. — William Gilbert
For the standard of Christian life was to be strained to a higher pitch; more fasting was required, and more careful separation from the manners… — Robert Rainy
We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids. — Oliver Hudson
You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars. I want you to have clean tongues, clean manners, clean morals and clean… — John Burns
This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a feeling… — Adelbert von Chamisso
I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux. — Zebulon Pike
You lose your manners when you are poor. — Lillian Hellman
Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. — Mary Wilson Little
Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and… — Al Smith
Adam and Eve are like imaginary numbers, like the square root of minus one... If you include it in your equation, you can calculate all… — Philip Pullman
I always tried to be the perfect little girl. Always tried to have the perfect little manners. Never wanted to displease my parents. — Ann-Margret
But my manners also came from when I was in college and began participating in critiques. You have to speak with someone respectfully about their… — Tim Gunn
In the end, perhaps it will be the true romantics, not the nerds, who choose to flee from a world of impersonal, digitized relationships and… — Daniel H. Wilson
Increasingly I think of myself as some strange and solitary conductor, introduced to a group of very dynamic musicians who happen to be my characters,… — Colum McCann
Nations are equal in respect to each other, and entitled to claim equal consideration for their rights, whatever may be their relative dimensions or strength… — Unknown Author
The mysteries of creation are marvelous. When two persons meet at any time or place, the differences between them are patent. Their forms and manners… — Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Scientists have odious manners, except when you prop up their theory; then you can borrow money of them. — Mark Twain
Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is never respected there, but only… — Lord Chesterfield
My grief lies all within, And these external manners of lament Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured… — William Shakespeare

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