Quotes about etiquette

In peacetime some sort of introduction is generally required to make a person's acquaintance in war a small eatable will perform the same office.

I was raised right — I talk about people behind their backs. It's called manners.

There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the entertainment can be reduced proportionately. When the affection IS the entertainment, we no longer call it dating. Under no circumstances can the food be omitted.

It's harder to pick and choose when you're dead. It's like a photograph, you know. It doesn't matter as much.

Why would you turn right on a red light when we can all just sit here behind you waiting to die... #AHOLE

Write like you speak with the 'rhythms of human speech,' as William Zinsser said, and in as few words as possible. Use action verbs to carry water.

Take care of your manners as seriously as your money.

We are all born rude. No infant has ever appeared yet with the grace to understand how inconsiderate it is to disturb others in the middle of the night.

Today our children are our reflection. Tomorrow they will be our shadows.

On my way out I didn't look at the dark guy, the suicide bomber, again. I think I didn't look at him because I didn't believe he was a terrorist, but maybe I didn't look at him because I didn't want to embarrass him.

The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openly admits to a feverish interest in the comparative status-conveying qualities of sneakers. Manners are available to all, for free.

I have often found this to be true since, that matters which seem terribly important in the early days of such a journey (what will people back home say?) fade into triviality with the passage of time.

Never tell a mother how she has to raise her children and give no advice over their schooling, health or nutrition if you are not asked to.

Intrinsic values and qualities are age-free. For example, social competencies or a good heart.

Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects.

Be a person that others will look for your posts daily because they know you will encourage them. Be the positive one and help others to have a great day and you will find that not only they like you but you will like you too.

When you know you can do something, and you feel good about yourself, you do not have to devalue others.

The unnamed should not be mistaken for the nonexistent.

The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

A chief cause of worry and unhappiness in life is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.

God gave you a gift of 84,600 seconds today. Have you used one of them to say thank you?

Gift giving is a true art.1. You need to understand the person to whom you intend to give the gift.2. You need to know what they truly want.3. You must be able to give it to them.Anything less is a symptom of varying degrees, on your part, of ignorance, distance, or i

Contradictions, in any communication, are the first stepping stones of mistrust

When Internet parlance finds its way into our accepted vocabulary, it becomes a cliché.

A believer covers up and give Naseehah, whereas an evil-doer exposes and humiliates.

To learn etiquette, is actually learning how to see others, and respect them.

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.

Doing good makes you great. Bad things take away from good ones. Practicing Netiquette is all good. NetworkEtiquette.net

Having manners is the sweet scent that calls you to the rose.

The humiliation that Jane had felt turned to something else--grief perhaps, or regret. Regret that she had not known how to act with a boy, regret that she had not been wiser.

It's good netiquette to get to know someone in social media before giving out your phone number. NetworkEtiquette.net

It is laughable how often good manners interfere with my survival.

Good intentions are good netiquette. A conscious effort to be nice others on the internet. NetworkEtiquette.net

On the first floor, the first rule of a rumor was humor.

Courtesy and kindness cultivate confidence with good Netiquette. Doing things right makes you feel good. NetworkEtiquette.net

It's good netiquette to look for every opportunity to compliment others online. NetworkEtiquette.net

Netiquette Rules bring us together. Culture creates great experiences. Share. NetworkEtiquette.net

In truth, the crossing from nature to culture and vice versa has always stood wide open. It leads across an easily accessible bridge: the practising life. People have committed themselves to its construction since they came into existence - or rather, people only came into existence by applying themselves to the building of said bridge. The human being is the pontifical creature that, from its earliest evolutionary stages, has created tradition-compatible connections between the bridgeheads in t

Have you shat, my child, I said gently.

So yes, I say things I regret constantly, and I just can't help it.

The smartest people can write the worst emails and those of less intellect can write the best.

To make a simple change of a typeface can instantly transform text which had the appearance and tone of a joyous announcement to suddenly convey that of a somber tragedy.

Thou shalt not use the 140 characters limit as an excuse for bad grammar and/or incorrect spelling.

Over thinking ruins moods and kills good vibes.

It is proper Netiquette to post pictures with status updates to make them more engaging. NetworkEtiquette.net

I assure you that in all matters of discretion not involving food, we make etiquette tutors look like slobbering barbarians.

I had a friend whose family had dinner together every day. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. It just seemed so amazing to me.

Everyone wants to know why customer service has gone to hell in a handbasket. I want to know why customer behavior has gone to hell in a handbasket.

You understand Teacher, don't you, that when you have a mother who's an angel and a father who is a cannibal king, and when you have sailed on the ocean all your whole life, then you don't know just how to behave in school with all the apples and ibexes.

It's proper Netiquette to view in-App webpages in a mobile browser for better security. NetworkEtiquette.net

Network etiquette is our participation in groups. Following Netiquette rules is a contribution. NetworkEtiquette.net

If there are to be rules, they must be articulable and defensible, like etiquette. I do not do anything simply because my family did it. I do things because they make sense, and because they are elegant.

People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.

Manners are the ability to put someone else at their ease...by turning any answer into another question.

The field of asking is fundamentally improvisational. It thrives not in the creation of rules and etiquette but in the smashing of that etiquette.Which is to say: there are no rules.Or, rather, there are plenty of rules, but they ask, on bended knees, to be broken.

So they left the subject and played croquet, which is a very good game for people who are annoyed with one another, giving many opportunities for venting rancor.

There are no secrets on the Internet

It's proper Netiquette to protect data with passwords. NetworkEtiquette.net

The internet makes every online action memorable. Practice proper Netiquette for good memories. NetworkEtiquette.net

It's good netiquette to judge others by the the intent of their words not content of characters. NetworkEtiquette.net

Smartphones control us with assistance Netiquette provides guidelines for right and wrong. NetworkEtiquette.net

It is good netiquette to use domains that do not allow spam, hate, or violence. NetworkEtiquette.net

Thou shalt not unfollow someone, merely because they stopped following you.

It is good netiquette to use the internet for online education. Learn new things. NetworkEtiquette.net

Like, love, follow, friend, and share positive content for good Netiquette. NetworkEtiquette.net

Please, do not take the internet literally because it is data. Life happens. Thank you. Netiquette NetworkEtiquette.net

In real life, it's good Netiquette to limit yourself to a two drink maximum when social networking. NetworkEtiquette.net

Making your own Netiquette is advanced internet use, but it's not that hard. It's all good. NetworkEtiquette.net

Facebook Fun is refined. Reader reviews are rewarding on Goodreads. Retweets are readily available for Twitter teasing. Stay within the Netiquette. NetworkEtiquette.net

You are what you post. Proper netiquette makes you a good user. NetworkEtiquette.net

Be Yourself: It is proper netiquette to act as you do in reality on the internet. NetworkEtiquette.net

Use Discretion: It is proper netiquette to use discretion, best behavior, in all online activity. NetworkEtiquette.net

It is proper netiquette to refrain from using all capital letters in internet correspondence. NetworkEtiquette.net

Being comfortable with online contact is a central part of netiquette. Stay in your zone. NetworkEtiquette.net

The internet is great because of Netiquette we create. Participate and reciprocate. NetworkEtiquette.net

It's good netiquette to provide links in updates. Everyone does not know what you know. NetworkEtiquette.net

Effective internet communication is contact that is acted upon in a good manner, Netiquette. NetworkEtiquette.net

Giving posts a second look makes them twice as good. It's good netiquette. NetworkEtiquette.net

Let your internet engagement show your inner beauty through online actions with Netiquette. NetworkEtiquette.net

Doing the right thing irl (in real life) or online is good netiquette, but it is not always easy. NetworkEtiquette.net

All my life I have placed great store in civility and good manners, practices I find scarce among the often hard-edged, badly socialized scientists with whom I associate. Tone of voice means a great deal to me in the course of debate. I despise the arrogance and doting self-regard so frequently found among the very bright.

For the company to assemble at a late hour and engage in unusual, exciting and severe exercise throughout the entire night, is often too great a tax upon the physical system. To dress too thinly, and in a state of perspiration to be exposed, as ladies at the ball frequently are, to draughts of cold, is oftentimes to plant the seeds of a disease from which they never recover. Again, to come in contact, as ladies are liable to, more especially at the public ball, with disreputable men, is sometime

Hey wedding DJ, there is no way in hell I'm paying you $1,000 when all you're doing is plugging your iPod into the sound system #AHOLE

It is never to late to practice proper Netiquette. Start today. Be nice! NetworkEtiquette.net

Wisdom tells us that the best time for silence is when we are mad or upset.

As a success-minded person, you should always be looking to not only do your job but do it with excellence and go the extra mile.

Let your heroes be known. Give praise and honor to those to whom it is rightly due. Spend more time posting stories about heroes than you do about the wrongs in the world. When we know about heroes and we see those who perform heroic acts, we too want to be heroes. There is a hero in all of us. Heroes are important.

Success-minded people must understand that the use of profane and obscene words have no place in their vocabulary.

No matter who it is or what you think of them, never rejoice in the pain of others. It lowers you to a level you should not be at.

We are all different and we all have a different sense of humor.

Keep the personal, personal and do not be guilty of spreading bad feelings.

Trustworthiness is a mark of a success-minded person. To be seen as trustworthy is a great compliment. When people trust you, they expect that you will honor their trust.

Not everyone will support every mission or work, you can still enjoy their friendship. No one likes to feel that the only reason you are friends is what you can get out of them.

If you want friends you must be friendly. Always complaining and posting negative comments is not going to bring you friends. No one likes to get puked on.

Gossip has always been a problem. It is one of the most powerful, addictive behaviors there is. As long as the human race has had a common language they have used it to gossip.

Remember that people who seek to do evil can play hit and miss all they want. People who are seeking companionship online have to be right every time. Miss out on this one and the price could be very dear, even costing your life.

By no means do I think that playing games online is wrong or rude. However, constantly sending requests is an act of bad manners as well as being very annoying to the one receiving them.

It is rudeness of the highest order to hit a family when they are down.