Mr. Morris, alone among the founding fathers, thought that his private life was as important as his public life. Being a gentleman mattered as
Tag: Courtesy
Paul Smith
Yes, a tailored suit and handmade shoes are beautiful things, but the truly well dressed combine them with other qualities – courtesy, good manners,
Arthur Schopenhauer
Stanley Horowitz
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Mary Anne Grafton-Rodgers describing the late John F. Kennedy, Jr.
He doesn’t act like he thinks he is Mr. Wonderful. He always introduces himself, even though it’s obvious who he is. When you talk
Jules de Goncourt
Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead: therein lies the whole art of pleasing.
Anonymous
Erastus Wiman
Francis Bacon
If a man be gracious to strangers, it shows that he is a citizen of the world, and his heart is no island, cut