406 Quotes About Manners

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 is doing. But they make the world a better place, Sugar Honey, you can trust me on that.

Be shrewd and cunning without being rude and shunning

Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient, and polite.

A thousand little civilities create tenderness in time.

Manners that would keep you starving are no manners worth respecting.

Consideration is the basis of etiquette, and it starts at home. If you can't show consideration to your spouse, child or family member any consideration you show outside is shallow and a farce.

[...]One pretends that manners are the formalisation of basic kindness and consideration, but a great deal of the time they're simply aesthetics dressed up as moral principles, aren't they?

She had the comfort of appearing very polite, while feeling very cross.

Manners can make a very uncomfortable situation more tolerable.