"Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return."

Ralph Marston

"Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use."

Emily Post

"I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted. "

Og Mandino

"Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot."

Hansa Proverb

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

Sir John Vanbrugh

"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough."

Meister Eckhart [Johannes Eckhart]

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

Kahlil Gilbran

"Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go."

Margaret Walker

"Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners. "

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

"Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners."

Lawrence Sterne

"Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are."

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