Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public.

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.

—Edgar Watson Howe

The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.

—Edgar Watson Howe

A poem is no place for an idea.

—Edgar Watson Howe

If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.

—Edgar Watson Howe

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.

—Edgar Watson Howe

Manners maketh man.

—Unknown

Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.

—William of Wykeham

Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk and your own decent instincts will be strengthened.

—Thomas Sowell

If you aren't going to say something directly to someone's face, than don't use online as an opportunity to say it. It is this sense of bravery that people get when they are anonymous that gives the blogosphere a bad reputation.

—Stanley Walker

Don't reserve your best behavior for special occasions. You can't have two sets of manners, two social codes—one for those you admire and want to impress, another for those whom you consider unimportant. You must be the same to all people.

—Lillian Eichler Watson