George Washington Quotes

Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than compliments of civility.

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

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

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

The knowledge of courtesy and good manners is a very necessary study. It is like grace and beauty, that which begets liking and an inclination to love one another at the first sight.

Politeness is an inexpensive way to make friends.

The basis of good manners is self-reliance.

Good manners are the techniques of expressing consideration for the feelings of others.

I respect the social graces enormously. How to pass the food. Don't yell from one room to another. Don't go through a closed door without a knock. Open the doors for the ladies. All these millions of simple household behaviors make for a better life. We can't live in constant rebellion against our parents - it's just silly. I'm very well mannered. It's not an abstract thing. It's a shared language of expectations.

Courtesy is breeding. Breeding is an excellent thing. Always remember that.

Manners are the ability to put someone else at their ease...by turning any answer into another question.

Observe with both friend and foe the ordinary rules of courtesy.

I'm making a list I'm making a list of things I must say For politeness, And goodness and kindness and gentleness Sweetness and rightness: Hello Pardon me How are you? Excuse me Bless you May I? Thank you Goodbye If you know some that I've forgot, Please stick them in you eye!

Etiquette-a fancy word for simple kindness.

It seems to me that the spirit of politeness is a certain attention in causing that, by our words and by our manners, others may be content with us and with themselves.

Manners require showing consideration of all human beings, not just the ones to whom one is close.

Manners are like zero in arithmetic. They may not be much in themselves, but they are capable of adding a great deal of value to everything else.

Good manners reflect something from inside-an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self.

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?'

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

It doesn't matter how many A-levels you have, what kind of a degree you have, if you have good manners, people will like you.

I think the thing I miss most in our age is our manners. It sounds so old-fashioned in a way. But even bad people had good manners in the old days, and manners hold a community together, and manners hold a family together; in a way, they hold the world together.

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