Country Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

Ceremonies are the outworks of manners.

— Lord Chesterfield

Politeness requires this thing; decorum that; ceremony has its forms, and fashion its laws, and these must always follow, never the promptings of our…

— Henri Rousseau

A certain degree of ceremony is a necessary outwork of manners, as well as of religion; it keeps the forward and petulant at a…

— Lord Chesterfield

Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners.

— Lord Chesterfield

All ceremonies are in themselves very silly things; but yet, a man of the world should know them. They are the outworks of Mannersand…

— Lord Chesterfield

There is a certain amount of politeness here in America, which is probably more than just politeness.

— Yiyun Li

Especially these days where everything is so polite and so proper, I think that rites of passage are good.

— Emile Hirsch

Ceremony is necessary in Courts, as the outwork and defense of manners.

— Lord Chesterfield

True politeness is the spirit of benevolence showing itself in a refined way. It is the expression of good-will and kindness. It promotes both…

— Henry Ward Beecher

True politeness is perfect ease and freedom. It simply consists in treating others just as you love to be treated yourself.

— Lord Chesterfield

Ceremonies are about groups agreeing on codes of behaviour and collectively committing to them... Community, responsibility and kindness usually top the list.

— Rick Owens

Politeness is the chief sign of culture.

— Baltasar Gracian