When A Society Abandons Its Ideals Just

We Are Born Charming Fresh And Spontaneous And Must Be Civilized Before We Are Fit To Participate In Society.

Do You Have A Kinder, More Adaptable Friend In The Food World Than Soup? Who Soothes You When You Are Ill? Who Refuses To Leave You When You Are Impoverished And Stretches Its Resources To Give A Hearty Sustenance And Cheer? Who Warms You In The Winter And Cools You In The Summer? Yet Who Also Is Capable Of Doing Honor To Your Richest Table And Impressing Your Most Demanding Guests? Soup Does Its Loyal Best, No Matter What Undignified Conditions Are Imposed Upon It. You Don't Catch Steak Hanging Around When You're Poor And Sick, Do You?

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

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

The Etiquette Of Intimacy Is Very Different From The Etiquette Of Formality, But Manners Are Not Just Something To Show Off To The Outside World. If You Offend The Head Waiter, You Can Always Go To Another Restaurant. If You Offend The Person You Live With, It's Very Cumbersome To Switch To A Different Family.