Yes Please, No Thank You, 4 Sugar!!

It occured to me very recently, that even the most uneducated person knows the very basic of manners.  My housekeeper Nia, who dropped out of school at the age of 15 years, never fail to say a 'Hi', 'Thank You', 'Excuse Me' or 'Sorry' depending on what the situation calls for.  And to think that she left school at 15?  She might be poorer when it comes to 'material' stuffs, but definitely richer in manners, than some of our young 'so-called' graduates who made it through college or universities. I laughed at what I just wrote, because educated grads who are not refined, is similar to a man in tux wearing a pair of rubber slippers, or a woman who's had her hair and make up done in a trendy salon, but went to the party with her market clothes.

Anyways, these are 10 of my favourite quotes that I'd like to share:-

The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones....Solomon ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.... Fred Astaire

It's not a slam at you when people are rude - it's a slam at the people they've met before...
Fitzgerald F. Scott


Having shared that, here's one from me:

A kid without manners still has hope, but an adult without manners is one with a rotten ego....
Debbie J Abdullah

Adieu and have a great evening.