Quotes by Judith Martin, Common Courtesy: In Which Miss Manners Solves the Problem That Baffled Mr. Jefferson

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There was no singles problem until singles got so single-minded that they stopped wasting time with anyone ineligible. B — Judith Martin, Common Courtesy: In Which Miss Manners Solves the Problem That Baffled Mr. Jefferson
We are all born rude. No infant has ever appeared yet with the grace to understand how inconsiderate it is to disturb ot — Judith Martin, Common Courtesy: In Which Miss Manners Solves the Problem That Baffled Mr. Jefferson
The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openl — Judith Martin, Common Courtesy: In Which Miss Manners Solves the Problem That Baffled Mr. Jefferson
Nobody believes that the man who says, 'Look, lady, you wanted equality,' to explain why he won't give up his seat to a — Judith Martin, Common Courtesy: In Which Miss Manners Solves the Problem That Baffled Mr. Jefferson
One reason that the task of inventing manners is so difficult is that etiquette is folk custom, and people have emotiona — Judith Martin, Common Courtesy: In Which Miss Manners Solves the Problem That Baffled Mr. Jefferson