In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Manners are nothing more than thinking about somebody else.
To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself.
Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.
Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.
Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.
Manners are of such great consequence to the novelist that any kind will do. Bad manners are better than no manners at all, and because we are losing our customary manners, we are probably overly conscious of them; this seems to be a condition that produces writers.
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.
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.
Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody good morning. Everybody. You can't pass one person.