One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. Josh Billings

• manners
• people skills

Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present. George Washington

• respect
• manners

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Speak not when others speak, sit not when others stand, and walk not when others stop. George Washington

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Use no reproachful language against anyone, neither curses nor revilings. George Washington

• speech
• manners

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Mock not nor jest at anything of importance; break no jests that are sharp or biting; and if you deliver anything witty or pleasant, abstain from laughing thereat yourself. George Washington

• humor
• manners

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Utter not base and frivolous things amongst grown and learned men, nor very difficult questions or subjects amongst the ignorant, nor things hard to be believed. George Washington

• manners
• conversation

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Be not apt to relate news if you know not the truth thereof. In discoursing of things you have heard, name not your author always. A secret discover not. George Washington

• manners
• gossip

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Be not curious to know the affairs of others, neither approach to those that speak in private. George Washington

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Speak no evil of the absent, for it is unjust. George Washington

• manners
• gossip

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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence; true friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. George Washington

• friends
• manners
• trust

Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly. Benjamin Franklin

• speech
• manners

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Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket-watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. Lord Chesterfield

• humility
• manners

To receive gratitude with grace is a form of gratitude by itself, and not always an easy art to master. Stephen Covey

• gratitude
• manners

Treat everybody alike, no matter from what station in life he comes. Be your own self with all people whether they be prince or pauper. William Danforth

• personality
• manners

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Benjamin Franklin

• speech
• manners

People would rather be nice than right, rather be sensitive than be true. Well, being nice and sensitive are important, but they're not more important than being right; they're not more important than the truth. Bill Maher

• truth
• manners

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights. John Wooden

• manners

A gentleman does not take part in major arguments over minor issues. John Bridges

• argument
• manners

A gentleman gives direct answers, especially to controversial questions. Being direct, however, is not the same thing as being rude. John Bridges

• candor
• manners

You can't avoid offending people from time to time. When you don't mean it, apologize. When you do mean it, accept the consequences. Eric Zorn

• tact
• manners

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts. William Hazlitt

• respect
• manners

Courtesy is cheap to provide, and it pays great dividends. Truett Cathy

• people skills
• manners

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter which fork you use. Emily Post

• manners

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. Arthur Schopenhauer

• people skills
• manners

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established. Confucius

• character
• manners

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. Ralph Waldo Emerson

• manners

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. Isaac Newton

• tact
• manners

The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others. Sharon Bower

• manners

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. Oscar Wilde

• manners

The rule is not to talk about money with people who have much more or much less than you. Katherine Whitehorn

• money
• manners

We sometimes meet an original gentleman, who, if manners had not existed, would have invented them. Ralph Waldo Emerson

• manners

The only way to go through your life without pissing anyone off is to do great harm to your own freedom and to never get to what's best for you. John T. Reed

• anger
• tact
• manners

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Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer

• manners

The amiable is a duty most certainly, but must not be exercised at the expense of any of the virtues. He who seeks to do the amiable always, can only be successful at the frequent expense of his manhood. W. G. Simms

• people skills
• manners

It's hard to be a jerk and say no to any request that starts with “Would you mind.” The question comes across as honest, while also showing concern for the other person. It's a powerful combination. Scott Adams

• people skills
• manners

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Men are subject to various inconveniences merely through lack of a small share of courage, which is a quality very necessary in the common occurrences of life, as well as in a battle. How many impertinences do we daily suffer with great uneasiness, because we have not courage enough to discover our dislike. Benjamin Franklin

• courage
• manners

Remove all empty words from writings, resume, conversation, except when they aim at courtesy. Nicholas Taleb

• writing
• manners