Etiquette Quotes - Page 3

Making your own Netiquette is advanced internet use, but it's not that hard. It's all good. NetworkEtiquette.net

Tweet others the way you want to want to be tweeted.

We are all different and we all have a different sense of humor.

When Internet parlance finds its way into our accepted vocabulary, it becomes a cliché.

Without civilized social graces, not only is life more difficult, but a positive first impression can be destroyed as fast as it is made.

Being comfortable with online contact is a central part of netiquette. Stay in your zone. NetworkEtiquette.net

So yes, I say things I regret constantly, and I just can't help it.

Thou shalt not use the 140 characters limit as an excuse for bad grammar and/or incorrect spelling.

Network etiquette is our participation in groups. Following Netiquette rules is a contribution. NetworkEtiquette.net

Hey wedding DJ, there is no way in hell I'm paying you $1,000 when all you're doing is plugging your iPod into the sound system #AHOLE

It's proper Netiquette to view in-App webpages in a mobile browser for better security. NetworkEtiquette.net

I have often found this to be true since, that matters which seem terribly important in the early days of such a journey (what will people back home say?) fade into triviality with the passage of time.

You already know the difference between being a gracious person versus a rude one.

Heroes show us courage, honor, integrity and strength. Now more than ever, we need heroes.

Polite people tend to be more respected, admired, and appreciated than their rude counterparts.

A man worth his salt will treat a lady like a lady and make the effort to be a gentleman. While independent women are fully capable of being self-reliant, the majority whom I know appreciate being treated with respect, consideration, and chivalry. For the women who yearn for the old-fashioned, good-hearted, chivalrous guy, I promise, they do exist.

Never tell a mother how she has to raise her children and give no advice over their schooling, health or nutrition if you are not asked to.

Facebook Fun is refined. Reader reviews are rewarding on Goodreads. Retweets are readily available for Twitter teasing. Stay within the Netiquette. NetworkEtiquette.net

Manners are the ability to put someone else at their ease...by turning any answer into another question.

To be of good quality, you have to excuse yourself from the presence of shallow and callow minded individuals.

For the company to assemble at a late hour and engage in unusual, exciting and severe exercise throughout the entire night, is often too great a tax upon the physical system. To dress too thinly, and in a state of perspiration to be exposed, as ladies at the ball frequently are, to draughts of cold, is oftentimes to plant the seeds of a disease from which they never recover. Again, to come in contact, as ladies are liable to, more especially at the public ball, with disreputable men, is sometimes to form alliances that will make a lifetime of sorrow.' —Thomas E. Hill, Evils of the Ball, 1883

As our society has become more casual, the line between a person’s personal life and professional life has become blurred, especially with the advent of social media. Personal information, your manners (or lack thereof), opinions, and pictures of your private life are available for all the world to see. HR directors, recruiters, and potential employers will often ascertain a person’s manners and moral compass from their online presence.

I remember hearing years ago about a centenarian being interviewed on her birthday. She was asked, “Throughout your life, you have witnessed amazing change and innovation. The past one-hundred years have brought the inventions of the car, television, air conditioning, and microwave ovens. What is the most extraordinary change you have seen in your lifetime?” Without missing a beat, she replied, “That a teenager can say “suck” in front of their parents and get away with it!” While cultural norms may have changed with the times, being considerate of fellow human beings is not an antiquated notion; its time hasn't ended. Quite the opposite is true. In our world today, kindness and politeness are needed more than ever.

Posting your thoughts on any social media site is like telling you most deeply held secret to the town gossip. Not a wise move.

There are no secrets on the Internet

People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.

The field of asking is fundamentally improvisational. It thrives not in the creation of rules and etiquette but in the smashing of that etiquette.Which is to say: there are no rules.Or, rather, there are plenty of rules, but they ask, on bended knees, to be broken.

Okay, I cannot say this without being very direct. If you are looking for a spouse or even a romance through social media, you are looking for trouble.

Wisdom tells us that the best time for silence is when we are mad or upset.

Gossip has always been a problem. It is one of the most powerful, addictive behaviors there is. As long as the human race has had a common language they have used it to gossip.

On my way out I didn't look at the dark guy, the suicide bomber, again. I think I didn't look at him because I didn't believe he was a terrorist, but maybe I didn't look at him because I didn't want to embarrass him.

Be Yourself: It is proper netiquette to act as you do in reality on the internet. NetworkEtiquette.net