Part Of The Skill Of Saying No

Honesty Has Come To Mean The Privilege Of Insulting You To Your Face Without Expecting Redress.

From Memorial Day To Labor Day, You May Wear White Shoes. Not Before And Not After. As A Command, The White Shoe Edict Should Be Clear And Simple Enough. Do Not Violate It. In A Society In Which Everything Else Has Become Relative, A Matter Of How It Makes You Feel, A Question Between You And Your Conscience, And An Opportunity For You To Be Really You, This Is An Absolute.

Etiquette Enables You To Resolve Conflict Without Just Trading Insults. Without Etiquette, The Irritations In Modern Life Are So Abrasive That You See People Turning To The Law To Regulate Everyday Behavior. This Frightens Me; It's A Major Inroad On Our Basic Freedoms.

It Doesn't Matter Whether The Bride Or The Bridegroom Writes The Letters Of Thanks For Wedding Presents Provided That These Go Out Immediately After The Arrival Of Each Present And Are Not In The Handwriting Of The Bride's Mother.

You Think Death Is Any Better An Excuse For Desertion Than Any Other?