Top 39 Quotes by Judith Martin

About Judith Martin

These are some quotes by American author Judith Martin Author, who was born on September 13, 1938.

Indeed, Miss Manners has come to believe that the basic political division in this country is not between liberals and conservatives but between those who believe that they should have a say in the love lives of strangers and those who do not.

Judith Martin

The greater the controversy, the more you need manners.

The greater the controversy, the more you need manners.

Judith Martin

For email, the old postcard rule applies. Nobody else is supposed to read your postcards, but you'd be a fool if you wrote anything private on one.

For email, the old postcard rule applies. Nobody else is supposed to read your postcards, but you'd be a fool if you wrote anything private on one.

Judith Martin

You do not have to do everything disagreeable that you have a right to do.

You do not have to do everything disagreeable that you have a right to do.

Judith Martin

We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.

We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.

Judith Martin

Being polite does not mean being mummified.

Being polite does not mean being mummified.

Judith Martin

We already know that anonymous letters are despicable. In etiquette, as well as in law, hiring a hit man to do the job does not relieve you of responsibility.

We already know that anonymous letters are despicable. In etiquette, as well as in law, hiring a hit man to do the job does not relieve you of responsibility.

Judith Martin

One of the big no-nos in cyberspace is that you do not go into a social activity, a chat group or something like that, and start advertising or selling things. This etiquette rule is an attempt to separate one's social life, which should be pure enjoyment and relaxation, from the pressures of work.

Judith Martin

Freedom without rules doesn't work. And communities do not work unless they are regulated by etiquette.

Freedom without rules doesn't work. And communities do not work unless they are regulated by etiquette.

Judith Martin

It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

Judith Martin

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