"The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness."

Etiquette, Manners, Rudeness

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"The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness."

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"Considerations & Exceptions for Impressive Handshakes Be mindful of a person's age; be tender with arthritic hands. In that case, a loose and gentler handshake is a gesture of sensitivity and compassion. Show interest; even if your right hand is full, offer your left hand. Demonstrate respect when you are caught in an introduction while seated; try to stand. Be instinctive about when to allow the length of your handshake to linger to express unity, connection, or sympathy."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Etiquette, Truth, Respect, Wisdom, Power

"Victorian rigidities were such that ladies were not even allowed to blow out candles in mixed company, as that required them to pucker their lips suggestively. They could not say that they were going "to bed"--that planted too stimulating an image--but merely that they were "retiring." It became effectively impossible to discuss clothing in even a clinical sense without resort to euphemisms. Trousers became "nether integuments" or simply "inexpressibles" and underwear was "linen." Women could refer among themselves to petticoats or, in hushed tones, stockings, but could mention almost nothing else that brushed bare flesh."

Bill Bryson, American Writer

Etiquette, Modesty, History, Language, Restraint

"Dining with the King; your attire, attitude and mentality must change."

Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Nigerian Author

Etiquette, Attitude, Mentality, Respect, Preparation

"Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential."

Will Cuppy, American Writer

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"He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest."

Walter Benjamin, German Critic

Etiquette, Lying

"He looks around at his guests. All are prepared. A Latin grace; English would be his choice, but he will suit his company. Who cross themselves ostentatiously, in papist style. Who look at him, expectant. He shouts for the waiters. The doors burst open. Sweating men heave the platters to the table. It seems the meat is fresh, in fact not slaughtered yet. It is just a minor breach of etiquette. The company must sit and salivate. The Boleyns are laid at his hand to be carved."

Hilary Mantel, British Novelist

Etiquette, Power, Violence, Ritual, Control

"Without civilized social graces, not only is life more difficult, but a positive first impression can be destroyed as fast as it is made."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Etiquette, Social, Truth, Happiness, Power

"You must be more gentle, dear, more sedate,' Ellen told her daughter. 'You must not interrupt gentlemen when they are speaking, even if you do think you know more about matters than they do. Gentlemen do not like forward girls."

Margaret Mitchell, American Novelist

Etiquette, Gender, Tradition, Society

"A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Etiquette, Drinking, Eating, Woman

"The elegance of etiquette is a timeless expression of class which transcends social status, demographics, educational level, and ethnicity. Good manners say more about you than the person who is on the receiving end."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Etiquette, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Life

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"Dining with the King; your attire, attitude and mentality must change."

"Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential."

"He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest."

"Without civilized social graces, not only is life more difficult, but a positive first impression can be destroyed as fast as it is made."

"You must be more gentle, dear, more sedate,' Ellen told her daughter. 'You must not interrupt gentlemen when they are speaking, even if you do think you know more about matters than they do. Gentlemen do not like forward girls."

"A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands."

"The elegance of etiquette is a timeless expression of class which transcends social status, demographics, educational level, and ethnicity. Good manners say more about you than the person who is on the receiving end."

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"You define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn't crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. So you are grateful."

"It is usually expensive and lonely to be principled."

"Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us."

"Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passion that it may be the ultimate cause of all joy and all art."