Different Quote by Judith Martin

Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them; manner is personality…

— Emily Post

Manners require showing consideration of all human beings, not just the ones to whom one is close.

— Judith Martin

Working- and Middle-class families sat down at the dinner table every night - the shared meal was the touchstone of good manners. Indeed, that…

— Larry McMurtry

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

In a culture, manners are the lubrication that ease the frictions of social contacts.

— L. Ron Hubbard

“As if etiquette weren’t magnificently capable of being used to make others feel uncomfortable. All right. Miss Manners will give you an example, although…

— Judith Martin

Manners are the lubricating oil of an organization. It is a law of nature that two moving bodies in contact with each other create…

— Peter Drucker

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

Etiquette is all human social behavior. If you're a hermit on a mountain, you don't have to worry about etiquette; if somebody comes up…

— Judith Martin

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Manners are very communicable: men catch them from each other.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let's not confuse traditional behaviours with good manners. The definition of etiquette is gender neutral - it simply means we strive at all times…

— Lynn Coady