Quotes by : Judith Martin

When you're in love you put up with things that when you're out of love you cite.

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

If you can't be kind, at least be vague.

DEAR MISS MANNERS:I a tired of being treated like a child. My father says it's because I am a child--I....

We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in....

One reason that the task of inventing manners is so difficult is that etiquette is folk custom, and people....

The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a....

Nobody believes that the man who says, 'Look, lady, you wanted equality,' to explain why he won't give....

It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

I am a traditionalist, and I'm an innovator. Most of what I do is to weigh change and legislate to the....