"Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go." —Margaret Walker
"Politeness is like an air-cushion—there may be nothing in it, but it wonderfully eases the joltings along the rough road of life." —H.W. Beecher
"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." —Emily Post
"Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners." —Laurence Sterne
"Honesty in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a difference between being candid in what you're talking about and people voicing their insulting opinions under the name of honesty." —Judith Martin
"Speak with caution. Even if someone forgives harsh words you've spoken, they may be too hurt to ever forget them. Don't leave a legacy of pain and regret of things you never should have said." —Germany Kent
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." —Maya Angelou
"The line between the public life and the private life has been erased, due to the rapid decline of manners and courtesy. There is a certain crudeness and crassness that has suddenly become accepted behavior, even desirable." ―Fannie Flagg
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