Character Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Good manners are a part of good morals.

— Richard Whately

Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

— Honore de Balzac

Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them.

— Bill Kelly

Manners are of more importance than laws... Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by…

— Edmund Burke

Manners or etiquette ('accessibility, affability, politeness, refinement, propriety, courtesy, and ingratiating and captivating behavior') call for no large measure of moral determination and cannot,…

— Immanuel Kant

Too many people think that "good manners" are about subjugating yourself to others. Not true. Respect, and just as important, self-respect are two key…

— Steven Petrow

Good manners can replace morals. It may be years before anyone knows if what you are doing is right. But if what you are…

— P. J. O'Rourke

“Don’t say bad words; don’t interrupt people; don’t shove; don’t steal; don’t lie. To the child, all these prohibitions appear identical (“It’s not nice”).…

— Andre Compte-Sponville

Politeness induces morality. Serenity of manners requires serenity of mind.

— Julia Ward Howe

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Manners are stronger than laws

— Thomas Carlyle