A Little Praise Is Not Only Merest

Ideal Conversation Must Be An Exchange Of Thought, And Not, As Many Of Those Who Worry Most About Their Shortcomings Believe, An Eloquent Exhibition Of Wit Or Oratory.

The Only Occasion When The Traditions Of Courtesy Permit A Hostess To Help Herself Before A Woman Guest Is When She Has Reason To Believe The Food Is Poisoned.

Manners Are Made Up Of Trivialities Of Deportment Which Can Be Easily Learned If One Does Not Happen To Know Them.

Elbows Are Never Put On The Table While One Is Eating.

Courtesy Demands That You, When You Are A Guest, Shall Show Neither Annoyance Nor Disappointment--no Matter What Happens.