I believe in teaching manners without causing fisticuffs.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One thing is certain, You can't shake hands with a fist.
Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.
Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.
Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.
In life, if you have an enthusiasm for what they call 'good manners,' sometimes people don't quite believe you. I've had that once or twice before, where they assume you can't be for real.
I think that the only way to teach is by example, as children will more easily follow what they see you do than what you tell them to do.
I just believe in common courtesy.
We're a nation of latchkey children. Manners start at home, and no one is at home teaching manners so that children have respect for others.
When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times.
Class is considerate of others. It knows that good manners is nothing more than a series of petty sacrifices.