Age Quote by Nancy Friday

One reason that the task of inventing manners is so difficult is that etiquette is folk custom, and people have emotional ties to the…

— Judith Martin

Every generation is convinced there has been a deplorable breakdown of manners

— Byron Dobell

Manners are like zero in arithmetic. They may not be much in themselves, but they are capable of adding a great deal of value…

— Freya Stark

“While good old-fashioned manners and etiquette have worked for centuries, new standards and expectations have come into play with the modern world. Behaviors which…

— Susan C. Young

Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody good morning.…

— Usain Bolt

“Contrary to popular opinion, manners are not a luxury good that's interesting only to those who can afford to think about them. The essence…

— Henry Alford

Formalized rules of manners were so great because they left no room for basic human haplessness. They allowed us to circumvent our natural boorish…

— Lynn Coady

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.

— Sydney Smith

Good manners disappear in proportion as the influence of a Court and an exclusive aristocracy lessens; this decrease can be plainly observed from decade…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

— Benjamin Disraeli

In the contemporary world, we think of politeness as surface behavior, like frosting - it's sweet and attractive and finishes off the cake. But…

— Amor Towles

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

— L. Ron Hubbard