There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary of a beneficed clergyman and need not commit himself to any religious belief.

Quote by Evelyn Waugh

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Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.

Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.

We class schools into four grades: leading school, first-rate school, good school and school.

We class schools into four grades: leading school, first-rate school, good school and school.

Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite...

Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite...

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to...

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to...

If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be

If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be

Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get...

Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get...

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

Not everyone grows to be old, but everyone has been younger than he is now.

Not everyone grows to be old, but everyone has been younger than he is now.

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad...

The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad...

Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear...

Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear...

The real test of good manners is to be able to put up with bad...

The real test of good manners is to be able to put up with bad...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.

Liberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted

Liberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

Good manners are the technique of expressing considerations for the feelings of others.

Good manners are the technique of expressing considerations for the feelings of others.

The awkward moment when you're eating dinner at someone else's house and you don't like...

The awkward moment when you're eating dinner at someone else's house and you don't like...

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities...

Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities...