Keyword: Manners

Brat: A child who displays his pest manners.

There is no substitute for good manners… except, perhaps, fast reflexes.

There is no substitute for good manners… except, perhaps, fast reflexes.

Etiquette: The noise you don’t make while eating soup.

Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

(1898 – 1971) American humorist

The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes.

Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

A car is useless in New York, essential everywhere else; the same with good manners.

(1913 – 1983) journalist & author

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

(1880 – ?) American author

Etiquette: Learning to yawn with your mouth closed.

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

(1941 – ) novelist

Marge, you know it's rude to talk when my mouth is full.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

Manners: Noises you don’t make when eating soup.

Good Breeding: That quality that enables a person to wait in well-mannered silence while the loudmouth gets the service.