406 Quotes About Manners

Manners count. Be polite and seek out the common ground, not just the high ground.

It’s not about the rules - it’s about the relationships.

Merciful heaven, social status is something to be strived for, not born with, or, worse yet, displayed. Social status is a reward for social climbing, a pursuit that may get you the attention of other limelighthers but won't move you up one skinny rung as far as your social station in Dixie is concerned.

Smug-faced punk kid acts like he's better than everyone…oh look at me I'm so polite… please.

It is bad manners to say that you will piss on anyone. Very bad. It is bad manners and very stupid to say that you will piss on anyone when you are unarmed. It is very bad manners and even more stupid to say that you will piss on anyone when you are unarmed, powerless, and not prepared to allow your friends and family or whomever to perish first.

We are all born rude. No infant has ever appeared yet with the grace to understand how inconsiderate it is to disturb others in the middle of the night.

I know she’s rather plain, but every girl has a right to conceal that fact from people who haven’t seen her.

The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openly admits to a feverish interest in the comparative status-conveying qualities of sneakers. Manners are available to all, for free.

All the important roles shortly boiled down to one: remember your with other people; show some consideration.