Quotes by Emily Post

• To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule.
• Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.
• 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.
• Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.
• To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a 'home' might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation.
• Never underestimate the power of good manners.
• Success is like a good soup; it needs the right ingredients, and that might take a bit of simmering.
• Greatness is not a destination; it's a lifelong detour strewn with curiosity, laughter, and the occasional sauce of regrettable haircuts.
• Success is like a crossword puzzle; the keys to find the answers have been scrambled, but with creativity and determination, you can solve it one word at a time.