Never take more than your share - whether of the road in driving your car, of chairs on a boat or seats on a train, or food at the table.
Elbows are never put on the table while one is eating.
The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be found out" is despicable, but nevertheless, it is the one thing you can never get away from.
Bread is like dressed, hats and shoes - in other words, essential!
The joy of joys is the person of light but unmalicious humor.
Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.