Character Quote by P. J. O'Rourke

Good manners are a part of good morals.

— Richard Whately

Good manners consist of doing precisely what everyone thinks should be done, especially when no one knows quite what that is.

— P. J. O'Rourke

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

— Bill Kelly

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

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

— Bryant H. McGill

Good manners are the expressions of benevolence in personal intercourse, by which we endeavor to promote the comfort and enjoyment of others, and to…

— Catharine Beecher

Good manners are made up of letting people tell you what you already know.

— Vikrant Parsai

“Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Manners aren't anything but a polite person being nice, no matter what everyone else…

— Sarah-Kate Lynch

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr

In life, if you have an enthusiasm for what they call 'good manners,' sometimes people don't quite believe you. I've had that once or…

— Bill Nighy

Good manners are the techniques of expressing consideration for the feelings of others.

— Alice Duer Miller