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 More Quotes by Emily Post More Quotes From Emily Post 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. Emily Post awareness-of-othersbehaviourfeelings Good manners reflect something from inside-an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self. Emily Post considerationselfmanners To make a pleasant and friendly impression is not alone good manners, but equally good business. Emily Post good-businessgood-manfriendly Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them; manner is personality - the outward manifestation of one's innate character and attitude toward life.... Etiquette must, if it is to be of more than trifling use, include ethics as well as manners. Certainly what one is, is of far greater importance than what one appears to be. Emily Post personalityattitudecharacter Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor. Emily Post importantusehonor If you are hurt, whether in mind or body, don't nurse your bruises. Get up, and light-heartedly, courageously, good-temperedly, get ready for the next encounter. Emily Post hurtmotivationalinspirational Never think, because you cannot write a letter easily, that it is better not to write at all. The most awkward note imaginable is better than none. Emily Post awkwardwritingthinking Whenever two people come together and their behavior affects one another, you have etiquette. Emily Post togethertwopeople Any child can be taught to be beautifully behaved with no effort greater than quiet patience and perseverance, whereas to break bad habits once they are acquired is a Herculean task. Emily Post perseveranceeffortchildren Nothing appeals to children more than justice, and they should be taught in the nursery to "play fair" in games, to respect each other's property and rights, to give credit to others, and not to take too much credit to themselves. Emily Post rightsgameschildren Manners are like primary colors, there are certain rules and once you have these you merely mix, i.e., adapt, them to meet changing situations. Emily Post certaincolormanners The honor of a gentleman demands the inviolability of his word, and the incorruptibility of his principles. He is the descendent of the knight, the crusader; he is the defender of the defenseless and the champion of justice--or he is not a gentleman. Emily Post championknightsjustice The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy, and Serenity. Emily Post serenitysimplicityfour Manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life. Emily Post personalityattitudecharacter A gentleman does not boast about his junk. Emily Post junkgentlemandoe If God had intended for women to wear slacks, He would have constructed them differently. Emily Post ifs "Keep your hands to yourself!" might almost be put at the head of the first chapter of every book on etiquette. Emily Post mightbookhands Houses without personality are a series of walled enclosures with furniture standing around in them. Other houses are filled with things of little intrinsic value, even with much that is shabby and yet they have that inviting atmosphere. Emily Post atmospherepersonalityhouse An overdose of praise is like 10 lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it. Emily Post honestycoffeetruth The joy of joys is the person of light but unmalicious humor. If you know any one who is gay, beguiling and amusing, you will, if you are wise, do everything you can to make him prefer your house and your table to any other; for where he is, the successful party is also. Emily Post gaypartywise
