Believe Quote by Oscar Wilde

“Society--civilized society, at least--is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating. It feels instinctively…

— Oscar Wilde

“It feels instinctively that manners are of more importance than morals,”

— Oscar Wilde

Good manners are a part of good morals.

— Richard Whately

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

“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

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

— Honore de Balzac

Good manners can render even virtue tolerable.

— Mason Cooley

The finest manners in the world are awkwardness and fatuity when contrasted with a finer intelligence. They appear but as the fashions of past…

— Henry David Thoreau

Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world, without them it is like a great rough diamond, very well in a…

— Lord Chesterfield

I just think that we show an awful lot of deference to chefs in our culture and maybe not enough deference to customers.

— Pete Wells

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

— Judith Martin

Good manners are an admission that everybody is so tender that they have to be handled with gloves. Now, human respect—you don't call a…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald