Etiquette

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“You ought to regulate your manner of behaviour towards others, not according to your own humour, but agreeably to the pleasure and inclination of those with whom you converse.”
— Giovanni della Casa, (1503-1556). Galateo: Or, A Treatise on Politeness and Delicacy of Manners
“"You hear him, ma'am?" said Mr. Pluck, looking round; "you hear the unimpeachable testimony of my friend Pyke—that reminds me—formalities, formalities, must not be neglected in civilized society. Pyke—Mrs. Nickleby."”
— Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby (1838), chapter XXVII. Mrs. Nickleby Becomes Acquainted with Messrs. Pyke and Pluck, Whose Affection and Interest Are beyond all Bounds.
“Etiquette is what you are doing and saying when people are looking and listening. What you are thinking is your business.”
— , (New York: Macmillan, 1962), p. 8.
“The broad etiquette rule is that other people exist.”
— Nick Leighton, quoted in "The six definitive rules of office lunch etiquette" The Washington Post (May 13, 2025)
“Etiquette can be at the same time a means of approaching people and of staying clear of them.”
— David Riesman, The Lonely Crowd (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1950), p. 72
“Etiquette is a set of rules people use so they can be rude to each other in public.”
— Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 60

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