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When a society abandons its ideals just because most people can't live up to them, behavior gets very ugly indeed. - Judith Martin Quotes

When a society abandons its ideals just because most people can't live up to them, behavior gets very ugly indeed.

American Author Behavior

Children should acknowledge other people, saying 'hello,' 'good morning,' 'goodbye'. They should understand that there are times to sit down and be quiet. That's a prerequisite for school. They also need a respect for authority, the lack of which is a tremendous handicap in school. - Judith Martin Quotes

Children should acknowledge other people, saying 'hello,' 'good morning,' 'goodbye'. They should understand that there are times to sit down and be quiet. That's a prerequisite for school. They also need a respect for authority, the lack of which is a tremendous handicap in school.

We already know that anonymous letters are despicable. In etiquette, as well as in law, hiring a hit man to do the job does not relieve you of responsibility. - Judith Martin Quotes

We already know that anonymous letters are despicable. In etiquette, as well as in law, hiring a hit man to do the job does not relieve you of responsibility.

American Author Etiquette

Hypocrisy is not generally a social sin, but a virtue. - Judith Martin Quotes

Hypocrisy is not generally a social sin, but a virtue.

American Author

You glance at an e-mail. You give more attention to a real letter. - Judith Martin Quotes

You glance at an e-mail. You give more attention to a real letter.

American Author

The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to stay out late but don't have to pay taxes - naturally, nobody wants to live any other way. - Judith Martin Quotes

The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to stay out late but don't have to pay taxes - naturally, nobody wants to live any other way.

Chaperons, even in their days of glory, were almost never able to enforce morality; what they did was to force immorality to be discreet. This is no small contribution. - Judith Martin Quotes

Chaperons, even in their days of glory, were almost never able to enforce morality; what they did was to force immorality to be discreet. This is no small contribution.

American Author

Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress. - Judith Martin Quotes

Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress.

American Author

If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached. - Judith Martin Quotes

If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached.

American Author

The simple idea that everyone needs a reasonable amount of challenging work in his or her life, and also a personal life, complete with noncompetitive leisure, has never really taken hold. - Judith Martin Quotes

The simple idea that everyone needs a reasonable amount of challenging work in his or her life, and also a personal life, complete with noncompetitive leisure, has never really taken hold.

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