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The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

Good manners are cost effective. They not only increase the quality of life in the workplace, they contribute to employee morale, embellish the company image, and play a major role in generating profit.

You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.

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 are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest people uneasy is the best bred in the room.

What used to be called 'good manners' is now regarded as mere affectation. Open a door for a young woman, and she's likely to call security.