"Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."

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"Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism--unless the criticized isn't within earshot."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

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"Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything."

Evelyn Waugh, English Author

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"Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of our generation you shall find."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"But I was also told to hold doors for women and children, to shake hands with a firm grip, to remember people's names, and to always give the customer a little more than expected."

Nicholas Sparks, American Author

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"Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style."

Stephen Bayley, British Critic

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"He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist."

William Gilbert, British Composer

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"For benefits by their very greatness spotlight the difference in conditions and arouse a secret annoyance in those who profit from them. But the charm of simple good manners is almost irresistible."

Alexis de Tocqueville, French Scientist

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

Colley Cibber, English Playwright

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"A true gentlemen is one who is never unintentionally rude."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"You lose your manners when you are poor."

Lillian Hellman, American Dramatist

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"Only fools imply compliments. The wise man comes right out with it, point-blank. Imply criticism--unless the criticized isn't within earshot."

"Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything."

"Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of our generation you shall find."

"But I was also told to hold doors for women and children, to shake hands with a firm grip, to remember people's names, and to always give the customer a little more than expected."

"Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style."

"He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist."

"For benefits by their very greatness spotlight the difference in conditions and arouse a secret annoyance in those who profit from them. But the charm of simple good manners is almost irresistible."

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

"A true gentlemen is one who is never unintentionally rude."

"You lose your manners when you are poor."

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"Middle age is when your old classmates are so grey and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you."

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"The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed."

"The Atomic Age is here to stay - but are we?"

"A pat on the back, through only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, is miles ahead in results."

"Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."