Quotes about Decorum

I shall not make use of slang or vulgarity upon any occasion or under any circumstances, and shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. Indeed, upon second thought, I will not even use it then, for it is unchristian, inelegant, and degrading — though to speak truly I do not see how house rent and taxes are going to be discussed worth a cent without it.

A true gentlemen is one who is never unintentionally rude.

Of all modern notions, the worst is this: that domesticity is dull. Inside the home, they say, is dead decorum and routine; outside is adventure and variety. But the truth is that the home is the only place of liberty, the only spot on earth where a man can alter arrangements suddenly, make an experiment or indulge in a whim. The home is not the one tame place in a world of adventure; it is the one wild place in a world of rules and set tasks.

The greater man the greater courtesy.

Being Set at meat Scratch not, neither Spit, Cough, or blow your Nose except there's a Necessity for it.

It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.

You must admit that the whole conduct of the proceedings was intolerable, and that my righteous protest was more than justified. It is possible that when I threw the chairman's table at the President of the Psychic College I passed the bounds of decorum, but the provocation had been excessive.

We may say what we like about his politics, but the king was a faithful husband who sincerely felt that those in power ought to comport themselves with decorum and restraint for the sake of the country.

No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.

Do not speak ill of the dead.

Another thing I liked about my Dad at church: he did his sleeping at home. He never used the church as an adult nursery.

What is becoming is honest, and whatever is honest must always be becoming.