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Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

~Colley Cibber

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Once I said to my mother: 'You would be happy if I just kept well-dressed and had good manners,' and she said: 'What else is there?'

~Cy Twombly

Topics: Be Happy Else Good Good Manners Had Happy Just Kept Manners Mother Once Said She Would You

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Let's face it: professing a deep interest in movies, the absolutely dominant global art form of the last century, is at this point like professing an interest in air. Passion is nice. Erudition is admirable. But it's like that moment when good manners cross over into meaningless etiquette.

~David Rakoff

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It's not polite to refuse to dress for a parly. It's an insult to your hostess. After all, correct dress is a part of good manners.

~Elsa Schiaparelli

Topics: After Correct Dress Good Good Manners Hostess Insult Manners Part Polite Refuse Your

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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.

~Emily Post

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The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.

~Fred Astaire

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It's one of these things that I've been struck by for so long about America. You know, this amazing politeness of American life that's not at all class specific. It's not like people get more polite as ascend the hierarchy of society. Just incredible good manners. It's always been something that I've noticed.

~Geoff Dyer

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