"Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass without comment is a wonderful social grace."
~ Judith Martin

"Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up."
~ Jesse Jackson

"Whoever one is, and wherever one is, one is always in the wrong if one is rude. "
~ Maurice Baring

"Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."
~ Bennett Cerf

"Visitors should behave in such a way that the host and hostess feel at home."
~ J.S. Farynski

"Outcomes rarely turn on grand gestures or the art of the deal, but on whether you've sent someone a thank-you note."
~ Bernie Brillstein

"Good manners can replace morals. It may be years before anyone knows if what you are doing is right. But if what you are doing is nice, it will be immediately evident."
~P.J. O'Rourke