A Little Praise Is Not Only Merest

Alas! It Is True: "be Polite To Bores And So Shall You Have Bores Always Round About You."

Excepting A Religious Ceremonial, There Is No Occasion Where Greater Dignity Of Manner Is Required Of Ladies And Gentlemen Both, Than In Occupying A Box At The Opera. For A Gentleman Especially No Other Etiquette Is So Exacting.

Never Do Anything That Is Unpleasant To Others.

The Natural Impulses Of Every Thoroughbred Include His Sense Of Honor; His Love Of Fair Play And Courage; His Dislike Of Pretense And Of Cheapness.

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.