Etiquette Quotations

Quotations from a variety of sources about etiquette

1. Brand U
Packaging & Selling YourselfPackaging & Selling Yourself
in a New Organizationin a New Organization

2. Manners are a sensitive awareness Manners are a sensitive awareness
of the feelings of others. If you of the feelings of others. If you
have that awareness, you have have that awareness, you have
good manners, no matter what good manners, no matter what
fork you use. fork you use.
— — Emily Post Emily Post

3. Etiquette requires us to admire Etiquette requires us to admire
the human race. the human race.
— — Mark Twain Mark Twain

4. Cleanliness and order are not Cleanliness and order are not
matters of instinct; they are matters of instinct; they are
matters of education, and like matters of education, and like
most great things, you must most great things, you must
cultivate a taste for them. cultivate a taste for them.
— — Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli

5. Rudeness is the weak man’s Rudeness is the weak man’s
imitation of strength. imitation of strength.
— — Eric Hoffer Eric Hoffer

6. Don't reserve your best behavior Don't reserve your best behavior
for special occasions. You can't for special occasions. You can't
have two sets of manners, two have two sets of manners, two
social codes - one for those you social codes - one for those you
admire and want to impress, admire and want to impress,
another for those whom you another for those whom you
consider unimportant. You must consider unimportant. You must
be the same to all people. be the same to all people.
— — Lillian Eichler Watson Lillian Eichler Watson

7. Associate with well-mannered Associate with well-mannered
persons and your manners will persons and your manners will
improve. Run around with decent improve. Run around with decent
folk and your own decent folk and your own decent
instincts will be strengthened. instincts will be strengthened.
— — Stanley Walker Stanley Walker

8. Manners maketh man. Manners maketh man.
— — William of Wykeham William of Wykeham

9. Those who have mastered Those who have mastered
etiquette, who are entirely, etiquette, who are entirely,
impeccably right, would seem to impeccably right, would seem to
arrive at a point of exquisite arrive at a point of exquisite
dullness.dullness.
— — Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker 

11. Fashion exists for women with Fashion exists for women with
no taste, etiquette for people no taste, etiquette for people
with no breeding.with no breeding.
— — Queen Maria Queen Maria 

12. Nothing more rapidly inclines a Nothing more rapidly inclines a
person to go into a monastery person to go into a monastery
than reading a book on etiquette. than reading a book on etiquette.
There are so many trivial ways in There are so many trivial ways in
which it is possible to commit which it is possible to commit
some social sin.some social sin.
— — Quentin Crisp Quentin Crisp 

13. It embraces everything. It is It embraces everything. It is
ethics. It is honor. ethics. It is honor.
– – Emily Post  Emily Post  

14. Good manners: The noise you Good manners: The noise you
don't make when you're eating don't make when you're eating
soup. soup.
— — Bennett Cerf Bennett Cerf

15. Hospitality is making your guests Hospitality is making your guests
feel at home, even if you wish feel at home, even if you wish
they were. they were.
— — Author Unknown Author Unknown

16. Politeness is the art of choosing Politeness is the art of choosing
among one’s real thoughts.among one’s real thoughts.
— — Abel Stevens Abel Stevens