You Should Resolve Not To Seek Public

We Are All Entitled To Our Little Harmless Habits, But We Are Not Entitled To Demand Approval For Them.

The Invention Of The Teenager Was A Mistake. Once You Identify A Period Of Life In Which People Get To Stay Out Late But Don't Have To Pay Taxes - Naturally, No One Wants To Live Any Other Way.

Shame Is The Proper Reaction When One Has Purposefully Violated The Accepted Behavior Of Society. Inflicting It Is Etiquette's Response When Its Rules Are Disobeyed. The Law Has All Kinds Of Nasty Ways Of Retaliating When It Is Disregarded, But Etiquette Has Only A Sense Of Social Shame To Deter People From Treating Others In Ways They Know Are Wrong. So Naturally Miss Manners Wants To Maintain The Sense Of Shame. Some Forms Of Discomfort Are Fully Justified, And The Person Who Feels Shame Ought To Be Dealing With Removing Its Causes Rather Than Seeking To Relieve The Symptoms.

Nowadays, We Never Allow Ourselves The Convenience Of Being Temporarily Unavailable, Even To Strangers. With Telephone And Beeper, People Subject Themselves To Being Instantly Accessible To Everyone At All Times, And It Is The Person Who Refuses To Be On Call, Rather Than The Importunate Caller, Who Is Considered Rude.

Parents Should Conduct Their Arguments In Quiet, Respectful Tones, But In A Foreign Language. You'd Be Surprised What An Inducement That Is To The Education Of Children.