If you're a stickler for proper behavior and you feel that
etiquette is a dying art, you could probably use some Emily
Post quotes right about now. On October 27th we'll
celebrate the birth of this remarkable woman. Let's do so
in good taste with these ten Emily Post quotes regarding
proper etiquette.
1. "Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and
not, as many of those who worry most about their
shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or
oratory."
2. "Nothing is less important than which fork you use.
Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything.
It is ethics. It is honor."
3. "The attributes of a great lady may still be found in
the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy
and Serenity."
4. "Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of
others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners,
no matter what fork you use."
5. "To the old saying that man built the house but woman
made of it a "home" might be added the modern supplement
that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of
it a recreation."
6. "The good guest is almost invisible, enjoying him or
herself, communing with fellow guests, and, most of all,
enjoying the generous hospitality of the hosts."
7. "She must not swing her arms as though they were
dangling ropes; she must not switch herself this way and
that; she must not shout; and she must not, while wearing
her bridal veil, smoke a cigarette."
8. "Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which
can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them."
9. "The most vulgar slang is scarcely worse than the
attempted elegance which those unused to good society
imagine to be the evidence of cultivation."
10. "Any child can be taught to be beautifully behaved with
no effort greater than quiet patience and perseverance,
whereas to break bad habits once they are acquired is a
Herculean task."
I wonder what dear Emily would think of today's youth? It
seems that etiquette is somewhat of a dying art if current
behaviors are any indication of the future. Is society
de-evolving rather than moving forward? We should hope not.
Let's remember what sets us apart from the cavemen and why
manners are of importance as we remember the etiquette
expert on her birthday. We can start by reflecting on these
ten Emily Post quotes.
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