“An excessive suavity of manners is not only displeasing, it is disgusting, for it is generally a sing of insecurity and deception.” Manners Book:The Perfect Gentleman, Or, Etiquette and Eloquence: A Book of Information and Instruction ... Containing Model Speeches for All Occasions ... 500 Toasts ... the Duties of Chairmen of Public Meetings Source: The Perfect Gentleman, Or, Etiquette and Eloquence: A Book of Information and Instruction ... Containing Model Speeches for All Occasions ... 500 Toasts ... the Duties of Chairmen of Public Meetings