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7 Tips for Civility and Grace Toward Others

A little kindness goes a long way in our interactions with strangers and friends of old.

December 18, 2024BY Mike Donghia

Plane Politeness: Practical Manners for Air Travel

Etiquette instructor Bethany Friske shares 5 tips to make your flight more enjoyable for everyone.

September 12, 2024BY Annie Holmquist

Squirrel Shows Off Perfect Table Manners

It's so cute when people can enjoy wildlife in their backyard!! 😍🐿 Credit: Katie Canzanese via ViralHog

April 29, 2024BY Epoch Video

Manners and Miss Austen: What Jane Austen’s Novels Can Teach Us About the Importance of Custom and Courtesy

Who's the greatest British writer of all time? According to a 2022 poll of 2,000 Brits, the answer ...

April 24, 2023BY Walker Larson

To Speak, or Not to Speak: A Gentleman’s Rules for Holding the Tongue From an 1890s Manual on Manners

The Crimes of the Tongue THE second most deadly instrument of destruction is the dynamite gun,—the first is ...

April 2, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

8 Rules of Business Etiquette for the Gentleman From a Manners Manual of the 1880s

Business. [1.] FORM GOOD HABITS. It is important for the young man learning business, or just getting a ...

March 26, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

A Gentleman’s Rules for Cultivating Moral Values in the Home—From an 1880s Manual on Manners

Home Culture. The work of home culture should be made a matter of great importance to every one, ...

March 19, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

Public Etiquette

It’s easy to get caught up in our own little world, but even still, we need to spend ...

March 17, 2023BY Bill Lindsey

A Gentleman’s Rules for Raising Kids With Morals, Based on a Handbook From the 1880s

OUR earliest and best recollections are associated with home. There the first lessons of infancy are learned. The ...

March 12, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

Rules for How to Be a ‘Gentleman’ From an 1875 Guidebook, the Final Chapter: Miscellaneous

Here is an excerpt from "The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness" by Cecil B. Hartley, ...

March 3, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

How to Be a Gentleman: A Politeness Handbook From 1875 Explains What ‘True Courtesy’ Really Is All About

TRUE COURTESY. POLITENESS is the art of pleasing. It is to the deportment what the finer touches of ...

February 26, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

50 (More) Tips for Cultivating Gentlemanly Manners From an Etiquette Handbook From the 1800s

The following excerpt from "The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness" by Cecil B. Hartley, published ...

February 12, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

Opera Etiquette

You don’t need to be a full-fledged devotee of the arts to enjoy an opera, with many communities ...

February 10, 2023BY Bill Lindsey

50 Tips for Cultivating Gentlemanly Manners and Conduct From an 1800s Handbook on Etiquette

The following is an excerpt from "The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness" by Cecil B. ...

February 5, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

Rules for Church From a Vintage Gentleman’s Guidebook on Manners From the 1800s

The following is an excerpt from "The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness" by Cecil B. ...

January 28, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

Online Etiquette at Home and Office

The internet "is" society, but because folks use it to communicate without actual physical interaction, good manners are ...

January 26, 2023BY Bill Lindsey

Master the Dancefloor: A Gentleman’s Guide to Ballroom Etiquette—From a Classic Manual on Manners

The following is an excerpt from "The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness" by Cecil B. ...

January 15, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

Imparting Dignity

Recently, a magazine editor told me that he hopes his writers ennoble their readers. Now, there’s a word ...

January 12, 2023BY Jeff Minick

‘Never Criticize Any Dish’: A Gentleman’s Guide to Table Manners, From an 1875 Manual on Etiquette and Politeness

The following is an excerpt from "The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness" by Cecil B. ...

January 4, 2023BY Epoch Inspired Staff

How to Master Manners—and Yourself—Like a Gentleman, From an 1875 Manual on Etiquette and Politeness

The following is an excerpt from "The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness" by Cecil B. ...

December 24, 2022BY Epoch Inspired Staff

How to Conduct a Conversation Like a Gentleman—From a Manual on Etiquette and Politeness From 1875

The following is an excerpt from "The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness" by Cecil B. ...

December 17, 2022BY Epoch Inspired Staff

Unusual Etiquette: Little-Known, yet Critical Manners

It’s not uncommon to encounter people from far-away places whose etiquette seems odd, which is why it’s best ...

November 17, 2022BY Bill Lindsey

How to Have Table Manners Like a Gentleman From an 1800s Manual on Etiquette in High Society

Table Manners and Etiquette. IT is of the highest importance that all persons should conduct themselves with the strictest ...

November 14, 2022BY Epoch Inspired Staff

An Evening Out: Etiquette for Dining With Friends

It’s too easy to get caught up in work and family issues, so make time to sit across ...

September 30, 2022BY Bill Lindsey

How to Do Greetings Properly, Like a Gentleman—According to an Etiquette Manual From the 1880s

CARLYLE says: "What we call 'formulas' are not in their origin bad; they are indisputably good. Formula is method, ...

September 17, 2022BY Epoch Inspired Staff

Gender Roles of Husband and Wife in the Home Based on 1880s Gentleman’s Etiquette Manual

The husband, in fact, should act toward his wife as becomes a perfect gentleman, regarding her as the ...

July 4, 2022BY Epoch Inspired Staff

A Gentleman’s Instruction Manual From the 1880s Explains How to Have Manners, ‘General Rules of Conduct’

IN society, everybody should receive equal attention, the young as well as the old. A high authority says, "If ...

May 26, 2022BY Epoch Inspired Staff