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Manners Quotes

On etiquette, civility, and the character behind it.

Good manners are often tested not by comfortable company but by rude ones, and several quotes here explore that patience. Others look at manners as a marker of culture and era, sitting alongside our Good Manners collection for a closer focus on courtesy.

I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.

Quotes by Zebulon Pike

God Almighty has set before me two great objects: the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.

Quotes by William Wilberforce

He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist.

Quotes by William Gilbert

The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones.

Quotes by Wendell Willkie

Bad Quotes

In a state therefore of great equality and virtue, where pure and simple manners prevailed, the increase of the human species would evidently be much greater than any increase that has been hitherto known.

Quotes by Thomas Malthus

Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them.

Quotes by Thomas Hardy

Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style.

Quotes by Stephen Bayley

Song Joong-ki is known for his sincerity and manners. He is younger than me, but I thought I learned many things from him.

Quotes by Song Hye-kyo

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

Quotes by Simone Weil

Good Quotes

It is possible to have good manners and be funny at the same time. Ronnie Barker and I proved that.

Quotes by Ronnie Corbett

You learn, just as you learn good manners, how to approach things with a certain amount of diplomacy.

Quotes by Robert MacNeil

Command that no one be received, or kept to be of your household indoors or without, if one has not reasonable belief of them that they are faithful, discreet, and painstaking in the office for which they are received, and...

Quotes by Robert Grosseteste

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.

Quotes by Richard Whately

To Americans, English manners are far more frightening than none at all.

Quotes by Randall Jarrell

Good Manners Quotes

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adam and Eve are like imaginary numbers, like the square root of minus one... If you include it in your equation, you can calculate all manners of things, which cannot be imagined without it.

Quotes by Philip Pullman

If analysis shows that someone's brilliant work fails again and again as soon as cooperation from others is required, it probably indicates a lack of courtesy - that is, a lack of manners.

Quotes by Peter Drucker

Manners are really very important to me.

Quotes by Penny Lancaster

In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.

Quotes by Penelope Keith

Like Quotes

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

Quotes by Paul Theroux

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this "Manners Quotes" page about?
It gathers quotes on etiquette, civility, and character, ranging from lighthearted observations about rudeness to more serious historical reflections on moral reform.
What's the definition of good manners according to these quotes?
One classic line describes it as the ability to tolerate bad manners pleasantly, which sets the tone for much of this collection's playful side.
Do any of these quotes have historical significance?
Yes, one references a historical figure's call to end an inhumane trade practice alongside broader moral reform, tying manners to something far weightier than etiquette alone.
Are these quotes only about polite behavior?
Not entirely — a few also comment on customs and character tied to specific groups or eras, showing that "manners" has meant different things across history.
Where can I find quotes focused specifically on good manners?
Check out our dedicated Good Manners quotes collection for more on courtesy and etiquette.

One historic reflection even ties good manners to a much larger call for moral reform in society, showing how the idea stretches beyond etiquette alone. Browse Bad quotes for the flip side, or Good quotes for more positive reflections.