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Manners Proverbs

Sayings about Manners Good  manners  can be paid for with compliments, but only the sound of money will pay your debts. ~ Chinese Proverb A well  mannered  man does not step on the shadow of his fellow man. ~ Chinese Proverb Learn good manners from those who don't have them. ~ Iranian Proverb When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live you life in a manner so that when you die the world cries and you rejoice. ~ American Proverb If ye had as little money as ye have manners , ye would be the poorest man of all your kin. ~ Scottish Proverb People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting. ~ French Proverb Treat your superior as a father, your equal as a brother, and your inferior as a son. ~ Persian Proverbs Quotations about Manners The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment: these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se. ~ June Jordan Says the rude c...