Dullness Quote by Dorothy Parker

“The elegance of etiquette is a timeless expression of class which transcends social status, demographics, educational level, and ethnicity. Good manners say more about…

— Susan C. Young

Good manners consist of doing precisely what everyone thinks should be done, especially when no one knows quite what that is.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

— Will Cuppy

Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness.

— Oscar Wilde

Manners are not idle, but the fruit of loyal and of noble mind.

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

“To learn etiquette, is actually learning how to see others, and respect them.”

— Yixing Zhang

The etiquette is higher consciousness, sensitivity, gentleness, gracefulness, intensity, power, and knowledge.

— Frederick Lenz

Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.

— Mason Cooley

“Good manners without sincerity are like a beautiful dead lady. Straightforwardness without civility is like a surgeon's knife, effective but unpleasant. Candor with courtesy…

— Yukteswar Giri

The finest manners in the world are awkwardness and fatuity when contrasted with a finer intelligence. They appear but as the fashions of past…

— Henry David Thoreau

The true effect of genuine politeness seems to be rather ease than pleasure.

— Samuel Johnson

“Genuinely good manners are, after all, essentially a way of moderating one’s own egotism, often in the service of considering the egos of others.…

— John Cleese