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Emily Post
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“Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.”
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“Custom is a mutable thing; yet we readily recognize the permanence of certain social values. Graciousness and courtesy are never old-fashioned.”
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“To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule.”
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“To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a 'home' might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation.”
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“... a little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one.”
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“Golf is a particularly severe strain upon the amiability of the average person's temper, and in no other game, except bridge, is serenity of disposition so essential.”
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“To be a good sportsman, one must be a stoic and never show rancor in defeat, or triumph in victory, or irritation, no matter what annoyance is encountered. One who can not help sulking, or explaining, or protesting when the loser, or exulting when the winner, has no right to take part in games or contests.”
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“The joy of joys is the person of light but unmalicious humor.”
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“Rather be frumpy than vulgar! Much. Frumps are often celebrities in disguise — but a person of vulgar appearance is vulgar all through.”
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“The only occasion when the traditions of courtesy permit a hostess to help herself before a woman guest is when she has reason to believe the food is poisoned.”
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“Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.”
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“An overdose of praise is like ten lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.”
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“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.”
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“New York, more than any city in the world, unless it be Paris, loves to be amused, thrilled and surprised all at the same time; and will accept with outstretched hand any one who can perform this astounding feat.”
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“Clothes are to us what fur and feathers are to beasts and birds: they not only add to our appearance, but they are our appearance.”
Emily Post, U.S. etiquette authority
(1873 - 1960)
Full name: Emily Price Post.