Quotes by : Judith Martin

The simple idea that everyone needs a reasonable amount of challenging work in his or her life and also....

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

The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to....

We are all born rude. No infant has ever appeared yet with the grace to understand how inconsiderate....

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

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.

There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food,....