Jean Rostand Quotes

Howard and Shirley were clothed, always, in an invisible layer of decorum that they never laid aside.

Indeed, I was so afraid to dishonour my friends and family by my indiscreet actions, that I rather chose to be accounted a fool, than to be thought rude or wanton.

A gentleman never talks about his tailor.

Observe decorum, and it will open a path to morality.

Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady.

There is a fine line between sensuousness and vulgarity. I will not cross that line.

Listen, even if you go wild, I like class. Everybody in show business never should forget that there is a line, and that you should have class.

People have no concept of boundaries.

Tis a rule of manners to avoid exaggeration.

I find it awfully difficult to determine if the habit of talking about oneself at length runs contrary to the basic rules of propriety, or if instead the man exempt from this vice is rare.

Rightly or wrongly, the Victorian considered that there were certain subjects which were not meet for inter-sexual discussion, just as they held that certain processes of the feminine toilet, like the powdering of the nose and the application of lipstick to the mouth, were (if done at all) better done in private.

I was brought up to think you don't talk about yourself.

Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet.

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

Modesty forbids what the law does not.

I really have to edit myself - I need someone with a censor button around me all the time. I'm just a little unaware of what's deemed appropriate.

I've managed to keep my clothes on for everything I've done so far.

Some things a lady doesn't tell.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.

I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene.

Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.

All the movements of our body are not merely those dictated by impulse or weariness; they are the correct expression of what we consider decorous. Without impulses, we could take no part in social life; on the other hand, without inhibitions, we could not correct, direct, and utilize our impulses.