A little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one.
An overdose of praise is like ten lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.
Any child can be taught to be beautifully behaved with no effort greater than quiet patience and perseverance, whereas to break bad habits once they are acquired is a Herculean task.
Children are all more or less little monkeys in that they imitate everything they see. If their mother treats them exactly as she does her visitors they in turn play 'visitor' to perfection. Nothing hurts the feelings of children more than not being allowed to behave like grown persons when they think they are able.
Custom is a mutable thing; yet we readily recognize the permanence of certain social values. Graciousness and courtesy are never old-fashioned.
Etiquette requires the presumption of good until the contrary is proved.
Golf is a particularly severe strain upon the amiability of the average person's temper, and in no other game, except bridge, is serenity of disposition so essential.
Good manners reflect something from inside- an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self.
Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.
Jealousy is the suspicion of one's own inferiority.
Manner is personality- the outward manifestation of one's innate character and attitude toward life.
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
Never do anything that is unpleasant to others.
Never so long as you live, write a letter to a man- no matter who he is- that you would be ashamed to see in a newspaper above your signature.
Never think, because you cannot write a letter easily, that it is better not to write at all. The most awkward note imaginable is better than none.
Nothing appeals to children more than justice, and they should be taught in the nursery to 'play fair' in games, to respect each other's property and rights, to give credit to others, and not to take too much credit to themselves.
Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.
The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy, and Serenity.
The honor of a gentleman demands the inviolability of his word, and the incorruptibility of his principles. He is the descendent of the knight, the crusader; he is the defender of the defenseless and the champion of justice- or he is not a gentleman.
The joy of joys is the person of light but unmalicious humor.
To make a pleasant and friendly impression is not only good manners, but equally good business.
To tell a lie in cowardice, to tell a lie for gain, or to avoid deserved punishment- are all the blackest of black lies.
Training a child is exactly like training a puppy; a little heedless inattention and it is out of hand immediately; the great thing is not to let it acquire bad habits that must afterward be broken.
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