A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals.

A lot of people would be embarrassed to admit that they were on 'Barney' but I embrace the fact. I just had such a wonderful time doing that show. I learned what a camera and prop is and all that. I learned my manners too so I guess that's a good thing!

Manners require time and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.

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

I have a respect for manners as such they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals respect for others guides our manners.

Nations are equal in respect to each other and entitled to claim equal consideration for their rights whatever may be their relative dimensions or strength or however greatly they may differ in government religion or manners.

I never let my politics supersede my manners.

I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners peace has to be learned.

Modern morality and manners suppress all natural instincts keep people ignorant of the facts of nature and make them fighting drunk on bogey tales.

You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars. I want you to have clean tongues clean manners clean morals and clean characters.

There are three subjects on which the knowledge of the medical profession in general is woefully weak they are manners morals and medicine.

In marriage there are no manners to keep up and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in the other who may erupt again. We are not ridiculous to ourselves. We are ageless. That is the luxury of the wedding ring.

I love everything that's old - old friends old times old manners old books old wine.

Teach love generosity good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows the children will be educating the parents.

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

We are justified in enforcing good morals for they belong to all mankind but we are not justified in enforcing good manners for good manners always mean our own manners.

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.

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

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.

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.