Manners Quotes

On etiquette, civility, and the character behind it.

Good manners are often tested not by comfortable company but by rude ones, and several quotes here explore that patience. Others look at manners as a marker of culture and era, sitting alongside our Good Manners collection for a closer focus on courtesy.


One historic reflection even ties good manners to a much larger call for moral reform in society, showing how the idea stretches beyond etiquette alone. Browse Bad quotes for the flip side, or Good quotes for more positive reflections.