If You Can't Be Kind, At Least

Part Of The Skill Of Saying No Is To Shut Up Afterward And Not Babble On, Offering Material For An Argument.

To Sacrifice The Principles Of Manners, Which Require Compassion And Respect, And Bat People Over The Head With Their Ignorance Of Etiquette Rules They Cannot Be Expected To Know Is Both Bad Manners And Poor Etiquette. That Social Climbers And Twits Have Misused Etiquette Throughout History Should Not Be Used As An Argument For Doing Away With It.

Hypocrisy Is Not Generally A Social Sin, But A Virtue.

The Obligation To Express Gratitude Deepens With Procrastination. The Longer You Wait, The More Effusive Must Be The Thanks.

Precision Marching Is Less Important For The Bridal Party Than Maintaining The Proper Facial Expresssions: The Bridegroom Must Look Awed; The Bridesmaids, Happy And Excited; The Father Of The Bride, Proud; And The Bride, Demure. If The Bridegroom Feels Doubtful, The Bridesmaids, Sulky, The Father, Worried, And The Bride, Blasé, Nobody Wants To Know.