406 Quotes About Manners

Nobody believes that the man who says, 'Look, lady, you wanted equality,' to explain why he won't give up his seat to a pregnant woman carrying three grocery bags, a briefcase, and a toddler is seized with the symbolism of idealism.

Because people who can’t be bothered with manners pretend to be amused by them.

Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.

It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.

The real test of good manners is to be able to put up with bad manners pleasantly.

And Zach was taking his jacket off and draping it around my shoulders, which (according to Liz, who double checked with Macey) is the single-sexiest thing a guy can do.

No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.

Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than the time of the person who waited for you.

I don’t mind if you don’t like my manners. They’re pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings.