A little praise is not only merest justice but is beyond the purse of no one.
The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy, and Serenity.
A lady never asks a gentleman to dance, or to go to supper with her.
Alas! it is true: "Be polite to bores and so shall you have bores always round about you."
The joy of joys is the person of light but unmalicious humor.
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.