Manners Quotes

737 Manners quotes by 492 unique authors

Report of fashions in proud Italy Whose manners still our tardy-apish nation Limps after in base imitation — William Shakespeare
Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Command that no one be received, or kept to be of your household indoors or without, if one has not reasonable belief of them that… — Robert Grosseteste
Miss Manners herself, while never rude, is given to pulling a fast pinch in the way of a handshake on those who believe in kissing… — Judith Martin
To many, Indian thought, Indian manners; Indian customs, Indian philosophy, Indian literature are repulsive at the first sight; but let them persevere, let them read,… — Swami Vivekananda
Conventional manners are a kind of literacy test for the alien who comes among us. — Katharine Fullerton Gerould
Soar back through all your own experiences. Think of how the Lord has led you in the wilderness and has fed and clothed you every… — Charles Spurgeon
In America, writers are afforded the freedom to express themselves in unlimited manners. Creative liberty is a privilege. — Michael Graves
Well if manners maketh man make-up maketh woman.And we don't need a phalanx of behavioural scientists to explain why man judge women by their looks.Because… — Kathy Lette
I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge... — Abdullah ibn Mubarak
It is the same India which has withstood the shocks of centuries, of hundreds of foreign invasions of hundreds of upheavals of manners and customs.… — Swami Vivekananda
Take off all the masks, manners, fancy clothes, all the devices you use, and be the most honest person you can be with yourself. Then,… — Jacque Fresco
The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course,… — J. Irwin Miller
As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself...all… — Audrey Hepburn
Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man. — Richard Whately
Heroes come in all sizes, and you don't have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It's just as important… — George Lucas
Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future. — William Arthur Ward
Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them. — Emily Post
Manners are like primary colors, there are certain rules and once you have these you merely mix, i.e., adapt, them to meet changing situations. — Emily Post
Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them. — Bill Kelly
Teach that asshole some manners. — Jamie McGuire
Manners are the happy ways of doing things. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is always a best way of doing everything, if it be to boil an egg. Manners are the happy ways of doing things. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am told that today rather more than 60 per cent of the men who go to university go on a Government grant. This is… — W. Somerset Maugham
There are men whose manners have the same essential splendor as the simple and awful sculpture on the friezes of the Parthenon, and the remains… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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