Etiquette Quotes

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

"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."
-Eric Hoffer

"That's the secret of entertaining. You make your guests feel welcome and at home. If you do that honestly, the rest takes care of itself."
-Barbara Hall

"Manners maketh man."
-William of Wykeham

"Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy."
-Ambrose Bierce

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

"To have respect for ourselves guides our morals; and to have a deference for others governs our manners."
-Lawrence Sterne

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

"Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back."
-Thomas Sowell

"Etiquette can be at the same time a means of approaching people and of staying clear of them."
-David Riesman

"In cross-border deals, to me etiquette is not an 'edge' thing. It is a prerequisite to being effective."
-Mark Greene

"Etiquette is saying that it's really OK to be nice."
-Peter Post

"You know, with her background at CBC, Madam Clarkson would probably ask permission to cross a line, which is the etiquette."
-Randy Mylyk

"The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume."
-Paul Theroux

"Protocol is etiquette with a government expense account."
-Judith S. Marin