Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.
The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.
He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist.
The adult is the enemy of the child because of the awful process of civilizing this thing that, when it is born, is an animal with no manners, no moral sense at all.
Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.
I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
Command that no one be received, or kept to be of your household indoors or without, if one has not reasonable belief of them that they are faithful, discreet, and painstaking in the office for which they are received, and withal honest and of good manners.
Don't misunderstand good manners for passivity.
The people were simpler, more peaceable and friendly in their manners and dispositions; and assassinations, which give the southern provinces so ill a reputation, were almost unknown.
Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance.
Kafka is not interested in documenting the manners and mores of any particular place; he is not interested in probing the psyche of individual characters.
It is possible to have good manners and be funny at the same time. Ronnie Barker and I proved that.
I believe that there's a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There's no reason to be rude about it.
I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.
Being polite, being respectful, having manners, and being a socialite - they're key life skills that people take for granted. Being able to communicate with all people on all levels is what's got me so far.