Emily Post Professions : Author Born : October 27, 1872 Died : September 25, 1960 Browse All Authors Top 68 quotes by Emily Post There is no reason why you should be bored when you can be otherwise. But if you find yourself sitting in the hedgerow with nothing but weeds, there is no reason for shutting your eyes and seeing nothing, instead of finding what beauty you may in the weeds. To put it cynically, life is too short to waste it in drawing blanks. Therefore, it is up to you to find as many pictures to put on your blank pages as possible. Emily Post life-is-too-short weed eye 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. Emily Post house home men The fault of bad taste is usually in over-dressing. Quality not effect, is the standard to seek for. Emily Post faults quality taste Make sure that you emphasize that the time you're going to be spending together is time that you're looking forward to, because this can look like you don't want to spend that much time with them, start out by saying' we are so looking forward to spending the holiday with you, coming over for dinner,' whatever it is that you guys are going to be doing together, really emphasize how thrilled you are to be doing that. Emily Post top-news It's OK to say no at the start before you even have to get into where you're staying and all that jazz, you can say,' I think we're going to stay at home this year, but thank you so much' if you really don't want to be going. Emily Post top-news It's perfectly OK to say,' due to schedules and the way this holiday is working out, it would be easier for us if you were able to stay in one of the local inns or hotels,'. Emily Post top-news This is so situation-dependent. Emily Post top-news I would instead say,' I know that things can sometimes get tense, so I was just thinking it might be best if I stay at the hotel and then come over for all of the events, and I can even help you prep,' Offer to take part. Emily Post top-news Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors