Refined Demeanor Quotes

One may know a man that never conversed in the world, by his excess of good-breeding.

Next to her, even the prettiest djamphir boys looked gawky.

Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable.

You can't learn how to be elegant; you can only learn how to avoid mistakes. The rest is instinct. Elegance is about the way you cross your legs, not the label or the newest clothes from the latest collection.

I don't look like someone who leans on a mantelpiece with a cocktail in my hand, you know.

James Salter is a consummate storyteller. His manners are precise and elegant; he has a splendid New York accent; he runs his hands through his gray hair and laughs boyishly.

My cats are really sassy and sophisticated, but most importantly, they are picky.

If you are supposed to be villainous and have some sort of agenda, I like the idea of delivering that kind of character in a perfectly well-mannered way.

Fancy restrained may be compared to a fountain, which plays highest by diminishing the aperture.

I wish I were shyly, quietly intriguing, like Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, like someone French and fashionable who knows how to twirl her ladylike locks just so and walk adroitly on kitten heels, who is all gesture and whisper - but I am unfortunately forward and forthright: When I am interested in a man, he absolutely knows it.

There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh ... 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!

This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.

If thou wouldst hear what seemly is and fit, inquire of noble woman; they can tell, who in life's common usage hold their place by graceful deed and aptly chosen word.