Do not speak of repulsive matters at table.

Ceremony is-really a protection, too, in times of emotional involvement, particularly at death. If we have a social formula to guide us and do not have to extemporize, we feel better able to handle life.

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.

Do not speak of repulsive matters at table.

Parents must get across the idea that "I love you always, but sometimes I do not love your behavior."

Everyone knows that a man can marry even if he reaches the age of 102, is penniless, and has all his facilities gone. There is always some woman willing to take a chance on him.

I have no use for people who exhibit manners.