Dishonesty is not the only alternative to honesty. There is also the highly underrated virtue of shutting up.

Most people who work at home find they do not have the benefit of receptionists who serve as personal guards

If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette.

Adorable children are considered to be the general property of the human race. Rude children belong to their mothers.

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

The family dinner table is the cornerstone of civilization and those who 'graze' from refrigerators or in front of the television sets are doomed to remain in a state of savagery.

Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness.

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

If you can't be kind, at least be vague.

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

Society cannot exist without etiquette ... It never has, and until our own century, everybody knew that.

Never choose between your heart or brain. Neither instincts nor anything perfectly planned is always right. Follow what heart says but let brain accompany it.

Make every effort to hear directly from God.

You should always control the strengths you have available to you, never let them languish or, worse, allow others to control them for you.

Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl.

It seldom happens, however, that a great proprietor is a great improver.

Doggedness depends on emotional traits - enthusiasm and persistence in the face of setbacks - above all else.

Only you must have worthy foes hate, but not enemies worthy of contempt. You must be proud of your enemy.

Accept nothing nearly right or good enough

I'm not sticking up for white kids - I'm going to have a barrage of hate mail - but it's true. If you're poor, you're really poor.

One of the things I like most of all is being in my study, in my barn, with absolutely no sound anywhere thinking about something. It's extremely important to me.