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“Elbows are never put on the table while one is eating.”

Quote by Emily Post

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This book serves as a reference for understanding and practicing etiquette in both formal and informal situations, covering topics such as dining, dress codes, and communication. more

Author

Emily Post, an American author, was born on October 27, 1872, and passed away on September 25, 1960. She is renowned for her etiquette books, particularly 'Emily Post's Etiquette', which has been the authoritative guide in the field of etiquette since its first publication in 1922. more

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“Excepting a religious ceremonial, there is no occasion where greater dignity of manner is required of ladies and gentlemen both, than in occupying a box at the opera. For a gentleman especially no other etiquette is so exacting.”

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“Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them; manner is personality - the outward manifestation of one's innate character and attitude toward life.... Etiquette must, if it is to be of more than trifling use, include ethics as well as manners. Certainly what one is, is of far greater importance than what one appears to be.”

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“Never so long as you live, write a letter to a man - no matter who he is - that you would be ashamed to see in a newspaper above your signature.”

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Source: Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home

“Never take more than your share - whether of the road in driving your car, of chairs on a boat or seats on a train, or food at the table.”

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“Never think, because you cannot write a letter easily, that it is better not to write at all. The most awkward note imaginable is better than none.”

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“Nothing appeals to children more than justice, and they should be taught in the nursery to "play fair" in games, to respect each other's property and rights, to give credit to others, and not to take too much credit to themselves.”

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