222 Quotes by Judith Martin

We already know that anonymous letters are despicable. In etiquette, as well as in law, hiring a hit man to do the job does not relieve you of responsibility.

You glance at an e-mail. You give more attention to a real letter.

Miss Manners does not mind explaining the finer points of gracious living, but she feels that anyone without the sense to pick up a potato chip and stuff it in their face should probably not be running around loose on the streets.

When a society abandons its ideals just because most people can't live up to them, behavior gets very ugly indeed.

When politeness is used to show up other people, it is reclassified as rudeness. Thus it is technically impossible to be too polite.

One of the big no-nos in cyberspace is that you do not go into a social activity, a chat group or something like that, and start advertising or selling things. This etiquette rule is an attempt to separate one's social life, which should be pure enjoyment and relaxation, from the pressures of work.

Question- Should I loan a small amount of money to a friend? Answer- If you are sure that you can, if necessary, spare both.

You do not have to do everything disagreeable that you have a right to do

There are always proper responses, even to rude questions.