Manners Quotes

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.
Clarence Thomas

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

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass
Sir John Vanbrugh

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest people uneasy is the best bred in the room.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.

For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of good manners that law may be maintained

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.
Amy Vanderbilt

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

The basis of good manners is self-reliance.

I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.

Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

I have always been of the mind that in a democracy manners are the only effective weapons against the bowie-knife.







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