Life Is Full Of Wonderful Passions That

One Reason That The Task Of Inventing Manners Is So Difficult Is That Etiquette Is Folk Custom, And People Have Emotional Ties To The Forms Of Their Youth. That Is Why There Is Such Hostility Between Generations In Times Of Rapid Change; Their Manners Being Different, Each Feels Affronted By The Other, Taking Even The Most Surface Choices For Challenges.

What Restricts The Use Of The Word 'lady' Among The Courteous Is That It Is Intended To Set A Woman Apart From Ordinary Humanity, And In The Working World That Is Not A Help, As Women Have Discovered In Many Bitter Ways.

If You Put Together All The Ingredients That Naturally Attract Children - Sex, Violence, Revenge, Spectacle And Vigorous Noise - What You Have Is Grand Opera.

Should You Happen To Notice That Another Person Is Extremely Tall Or Overweight, Eats Too Much Or Declines Convivial Drinks, Has Red Hair Or Goes About In A Wheelchair, Ought To Get Married Or Ought Not To Be Pregnant -- See If You Can Refrain From Bringing These Astonishing Observations To That Person's Attention.

It Is A Widespread And Firm Belief Among Guests That Their Departure Is Always A Matter Of Distress To Their Hosts, And That In Order To Indicate That They Have Been Pleasantly Entertained, They Must Demonstrate An Extreme Unwillingness To Allow The Entertainment To Conclude. This Is Not Necessarily True.