(169 quotes found)
“Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.”
Mark Twain
“He is not well bred, that cannot bear ill breeding in others”
Benjamin Franklin
“A little neglect may breed great mischief.”
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”
Dale Carnegie
“Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding”
Oliver Wendell Holmes
“A little neglect may breed mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost”
“A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.”
St. Jerome
“If our colleges and universities do not breed men who riot, who rebel, who attack life with all the youthful vim and vigor, then there is something wrong with our colleges. The more riots that come on college campuses, the better world for tomorrow.”
William Allen White
“There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.”
Charles de Gaulle
“In communications, familiarity breeds apathy.”
William Bernbach