Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

People are generally proud of their food. A willingness to eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice… they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get.

The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: ‚If the door’s shut, don’t come a-knockin.‘ But if it’s open and you’re walkin‘ by, feel free to say, ‚Hello.‘

We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners.

I don’t do any vulgar movements.

Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I’m invited places to kind of brighten up a dinner table like a musician who’ll play the piano after dinner, and I know you’re not really invited for yourself. You’re just an ornament.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

I have visited Japan several times and have always been shown wonderful hospitality.

A man’s own manner and character is what most becomes him.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President.

A gentleman is never rude except on purpose – I can honestly be nasty sober, believe you me.

If he invited you out, he’s got to pay.

If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

Eating is so intimate. It’s very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you’re inviting a person into your life.

One of the things I love most about being at home is that I’m comfortable there. And since we are the home of Christ, we need to make sure He’s comfortable in us.

Well, they’re Southern people, and if they know you are working at home they think nothing of walking right in for coffee. But they wouldn’t dream of interrupting you at golf.

Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.

People who eat with their mouth open should be punched in the face.

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

Becoming a ‚Sir‘ is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.

A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.

I don’t know why they gave me a knighthood – though it’s very nice of them – but I only ever use the title in the U.S. The Americans insist on it and get offended if I don’t.

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights.

There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern… No, Sir; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

I was so rude when I was a little girl.

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt.

The test of a man or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

I can’t stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.

Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally.

A fit body gives you confidence. And there’s nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve. But you’ll have to remember the difference between being rude and being confident.

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What’s the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.

House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad.

Room service? Send up a larger room.

It’s not a slam at you when people are rude, it’s a slam at the people they’ve met before.

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.

The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Lean back in the parade car so everybody can see the president.

It is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be sometimes a Snob.

I hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.

At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom.

It’s good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child.

A grown man should always carry cash, right? I don’t know who told me, but someone told me that a long time ago, and the biggest turnoff is when a guy doesn’t have cash on him.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.

Maybe I’ll give Broadway a try. But you know what would be great? Hosting the Oscars. I promise you, that would be a show no one forgot.

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.

We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.