Etiquette Quotations

Manners are a sensitive Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that others. If you have that awareness, you have good awareness, you have good manners, no matter what manners, no matter what fork you use. fork you use.

— — Emily Post Emily Post

Etiquette requires us to Etiquette requires us to admire the human race. admire the human race.

— — Mark Twain Mark Twain

Cleanliness and order are not Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like matters of education, and like most great things, you must most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them. cultivate a taste for them.

— — Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli

Rudeness is the weak Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of man’s imitation of strength. strength.

— — Eric Hoffer Eric Hoffer

Don't reserve your best behavior Don't reserve your best behavior for special occasions. You can't for special occasions. You can't have two sets of manners, two have two sets of manners, two social codes - one for those you social codes - one for those you admire and want to impress, admire and want to impress, another for those whom you another for those whom you consider unimportant. You must consider unimportant. You must be the same to all people. be the same to all people.

— — Lillian Eichler Watson Lillian Eichler Watson

Associate with well-mannered Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will persons and your manners will improve. Run around with improve. Run around with decent folk and your own decent folk and your own decent instincts will be decent instincts will be strengthened. strengthened.

— — Stanley Walker Stanley Walker

Manners maketh man. Manners maketh man.

— — William of Wykeham William of Wykeham

Those who have mastered Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.exquisite dullness.

— — Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker 

Fashion exists for women Fashion exists for women with no taste, etiquette with no taste, etiquette for people with no for people with no breeding.breeding.

— — Queen Maria Queen Maria 

Nothing more rapidly inclines a Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery person to go into a monastery than reading a book on than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many etiquette. There are so many trivial ways in which it is trivial ways in which it is possible to commit some possible to commit some social sin.social sin.

— — Quentin Crisp Quentin Crisp 

It embraces everything. It It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor. is ethics. It is honor.

– – Emily Post  Emily Post  

Good manners: The noise Good manners: The noise you don't make when you don't make when you're eating soup. you're eating soup.

— — Bennett Cerf Bennett Cerf

Hospitality is making your Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even guests feel at home, even if you wish they were. if you wish they were.

— — Author Unknown Author Unknown

Politeness is the art of Politeness is the art of choosing among one’s choosing among one’s real thoughts.real thoughts.

— — Abel Stevens Abel Stevens