Manner is personalityโthe outward manifestation of oneโs innate character and attitude toward life.
Emily PostNever think, because you cannot write a letter easily, that it is better not to write at all. The most awkward note imaginable is better than none.
Emily PostNever so long as you live, write a letter to a man - no matter who he is - that you would be ashamed to see in a newspaper above your signature.
Emily PostTraining a child is exactly like training a puppy; a little heedless inattention and it is out of hand immediately; the great thing is not to let it acquire bad habits that must afterward be broken.
Emily Post