Nov 30, 2016 | Reclaiming Manners, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“Etiquette and ethics, rightly understood, are in fact continuous, partly because character is often revealed in outward display; moreover, the principles of self-command and consideration for others shown in ‘small manners’ are of a piece with virtue and...
Dec 14, 2016 | Reclaiming Manners, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“A man is known by his appearance, and a sensible man is known by his face, when you meet him.” Sirach 19:29 It is the main thing that people see. So much about us, about our disposition toward those around us, is enshrined in our face. We simply owe to...
Dec 21, 2016 | Reclaiming Manners, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“Be not forward but friendly and courteous; the first to salute, hear, and answer; and be not pensive when it’s a time to converse.” #66, Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation* Regarding our power of speech Aristotle...
Jan 4, 2017 | Reclaiming Manners, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“You shall stand up before the hoary head, and honor the face of an old man…” Leviticus 19:32 Honoring age, by obvious and meaning-full bodily signs, is as old as humanity. Which signs are to be used is a matter of custom; that signs must be used is...
Jan 11, 2017 | Reclaiming Manners, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“Wear not your clothes foul, ripped or dusty, but see that they be brushed once every day, at least, and take heed that you approach not to any uncleanness.” Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior* Common practice in dress has notably deteriorated. Many...
Jan 25, 2017 | Articles, Reclaiming Manners, The Catholic Gentleman, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
The latest in my series on Reclaiming Manners is an article I posted at The Catholic Gentleman, a reflection on this quotation: “The greatest man would justly be reckoned a brute if he were not civil to the meanest woman.” Martine’s Handbook of...
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