I believe in courtesy, the ritual by which we avoid hurting other people's feelings by satisfying our own egos.
Kenneth ClarkChildren who are treated as if they are uneducable almost invariably become uneducable.
Kenneth ClarkOne musn't overrate the culture of what used to be called "top people" before the wars. They had charming manners, but they were as ignorant as swans.
Kenneth ClarkTo hurry through the rise and fall of a fine, full sentence is like defying the role of time in human life.
Kenneth Clark