Dorothy Parker
Poet, Writer, Critic
"Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness."
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Etiquette
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Judith Martin
Poet
"If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette."
Mark Twain
Writer, Humorist
"Etiquette requires us to admire the human race."
Judith Martin
Poet
"Society cannot exist without etiquette ... It never has, and until our own century, everybody knew that."
Judith Martin
Poet
"Protocol is etiquette with a government expense account."
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"Every doctor will allow a colleague to decimate a whole countryside sooner than violate the bond of professional etiquette by giving him away."
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"A general rule of etiquette is that one apologizes for the unfortunate occurrence, but the unthinkable is unmentionable."
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"Playing well with others isn't all it's cracked up to be."
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