"Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment……" — Emily Post
"Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them."
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29 Quotes by Emily Post
Emily Post has 29 quotes on this site.
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The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be found out" is despicable, but nevertheless, it is the one thing you can…
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Jealousy is the suspicion of one's own inferiority.
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Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings…
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An overdose of praise is like 10 lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.
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Manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life.
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Manners are like primary colors, there are certain rules and once you have these you merely mix, i.e., adapt, them…
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The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy,…
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Any child can be taught to be beautifully behaved with no effort greater than quiet patience and perseverance, whereas to…
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The good guest is almost invisible, enjoying him or herself, communing with fellow guests, and, most of all, enjoying the…
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A little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one.
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The letter we all love to receive is one that carries so much of the writer’s personality that she seems…
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Whenever two people come together and their behavior affects one another, you have etiquette.
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More Deportment Quotes
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Our great Pattern hath showed us what our deportment ought to be in all suggestions and temptations. When the devil…
— John Owen
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A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be…
— James F. Cooper
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We must practice modesty, not only in our looks, but also in our whole deportment, and particularly in our dress,…
— Alphonsus Liguori
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These principles with due regard to time and place, must, in accordance with Christian prudence, be applied to all schools,…
— Pope Pius XI
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You carry your snare everywhere and spread your nets in all places. You allege that you never invited others to…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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The serious people who took him seriously never felt quite sure of his deportment; they were somehow aware that trusting…
— H.G. Wells
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Modesty in dress and language and deportment is a true mark of refinement and a hallmark of a virtuous Latter-day…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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I'm afraid I tend to be thinking about things and not paying sufficient attention to one's posture, deportment and general…
— Jeremy Paxman
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A minister of Jesus Christ should not be regardless of his attitude. If he is the representative of Jesus Christ,…
— Ellen G. White
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