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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.

Thomas Malthus

Equality

Virtue

Manners

State

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

Robert MacNeil

Diplomacy

Manners

I have always been of the mind that in a democracy manners are the only effective weapons against the bowie-knife.

Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Nations are equal in respect to each other, and entitled to claim equal consideration for their rights, whatever may be their relative dimensions or strength or however greatly they may differ in government, religion or manners.

Persian social manners are well known, and there is no other society that can compete with them.

Moshe Katsav

Society

Manners

Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.

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

A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals.

We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids.

Oliver Hudson

Kids

Manners

You lose your manners when you are poor.

Lillian Hellman

Manners

Poor

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

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

I learned everything from that show, so it's just a wonderful memory to me. A lot of people would be embarrassed to admit that they were on 'Barney', but I embrace the fact. I just had such a wonderful time doing that show... I learned what a camera and prop is, and all that. I learned my manners too, so I guess that's a good thing!

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.