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"Conventional manners are a kind of literacy test for the alien who comes among us."
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"To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration."
"Conventional manners are a kind of literacy test for the alien who comes among us."
"He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest."
"To call certain people, such as your boss, teachers, professors, doctors, your parent's friends, etc. by their first names might be considered disrespectful. It is best to err on the side of caution until you know what is appropriate."
"Take the initiative with deliberate steps to be a polite person:1. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.2. Reciprocate a thoughtful word or a good deed in kind.3. Say "excuse me" when you bump into someone, unintentionally violate someone's space, or need to get someone's attention.4. Apologize when you've made a mistake or are in the wrong.5. Live by the "Golden Rule" and treat others the way you would like to be treated.6. When dining at home or in a restaurant, wait until everyone is served before eating your meal.7. Acknowledge notable events like birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries."
"We must remember that some hand gestures which are commonly used and widely accepted in the U.S. might be considered rude or offensive in other countries. As always, I encourage you to be mindful of how and where you use certain gestures to assure you maintain your professionalism and positive impressions."
"Now," said Brandons low, cold voice. "Lets not be rude eve."
"It is better to be polite than rude."
Explore more quotes by Katharine Fullerton Gerould
"Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones."
"Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life."
"Ignorance of what real learning is, and a consequent suspicion of it; materialism, and a consequent intellectual laxity, both of these have done destructive work in the colleges."
"Educational legislation nowadays is largely in the hands of illiterate people, and the illiterate will take good care that their illiteracy is not made a reproach on them."
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