Agnes H. Morton Quote

At times etiquette requires us to do things that are not agreeable to our selfish impulses, and to say things that are not literally true if our secret feelings were known. But there is no instance wherein the laws of etiquette need transgress the law of sincerity.


Etiquette: Good Manners for All People (1892)


At times etiquette requires us to do things that are not agreeable to our selfish impulses, and to say things that are not literally true if our...

At times etiquette requires us to do things that are not agreeable to our selfish impulses, and to say things that are not literally true if our...

At times etiquette requires us to do things that are not agreeable to our selfish impulses, and to say things that are not literally true if our...

At times etiquette requires us to do things that are not agreeable to our selfish impulses, and to say things that are not literally true if our...