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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Manners are nothing more than thinking about somebody else.
In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.
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.
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.
Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.
Manners make the world work. They're not only based on kindness but also efficiency. When people know what to do, the world is smoother. When no one knows what to do, it's chaos.
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