Any child can be taught to be beautifully behaved with no effort greater than quiet patience and perseverance, whereas to break bad habits once they are acquired is a Herculean task.

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.

Bread is like dressed, hats and shoes - in other words, essential!

The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be found out" is despicable, but nevertheless, it is the one thing you can never get away from.

If God had intended for women to wear slacks, He would have constructed them differently.

If you are hurt, whether in mind or body, don't nurse your bruises. Get up, and light-heartedly, courageously, good-temperedly, get ready for the next encounter.

An overdose of praise is like 10 lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.