Chaperons, even in their days of glory, were almost never able to enforce morality; what they did was to force immorality to be discreet. This is no small contribution.

Smart people duck when they hear the dread announcement 'I'm going to be perfectly honest with you.

If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached.

One of the big no-nos in cyberspace is that you do not go into a social activity, a chat group or something like that, and start advertising or selling things. This etiquette rule is an attempt to separate one's social life, which should be pure enjoyment and relaxation, from the pressures of work.

Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet.

everyone old enough to have a secret is entitled to have some place to keep it.

We already know that anonymous letters are despicable. In etiquette, as well as in law, hiring a hit man to do the job does not relieve you of responsibility.