Keyword: Manners

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

(1880 – ?) American author
Characteristics Lies

A car is useless in New York, essential everywhere else; the same with good manners.

(1913 – 1983) journalist & author
Autos New York City Places Things

Manners: Noises you don’t make when eating soup.

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The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes.

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Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

(1898 – 1971) American humorist
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The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

(1941 – ) novelist
Characteristics Places

There is no substitute for good manners… except, perhaps, fast reflexes.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws

Good Breeding: That quality that enables a person to wait in well-mannered silence while the loudmouth gets the service.

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There is no substitute for good manners… except, perhaps, fast reflexes.

Murphy’s Laws

Brat: A child who displays his pest manners.

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Marge, you know it's rude to talk when my mouth is full.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)
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Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Family

Etiquette: Learning to yawn with your mouth closed.

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Etiquette: The noise you don’t make while eating soup.

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