The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be found out" is despicable, but nevertheless, it is the one thing you can never get away from.
Emily PostIdeal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.
Emily PostManners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them.
Emily Post