WIST Quotations

Maxwell, Elsa -- Elsa Maxwell’s Etiquette Book (1951)

Dave — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 22:28:54 +0000

Good manners spring from just one thing — kind impulses.

Elsa Maxwell (1883-1963) American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, professional hostess
Elsa Maxwell’s Etiquette Book (1951)
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Maxwell, Elsa -- Elsa Maxwell’s Etiquette Book (1951)

Dave — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:47:44 +0000

Good manners — the longer I live the more convinced I am of it — are a priceless insurance against failure and loneliness. And anyone can have them.

Elsa Maxwell (1883-1963) American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, professional hostess
Elsa Maxwell’s Etiquette Book (1951)

Maxwell, Elsa -- How to Do It, or The Lively Art of Entertaining (1957)

Dave — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:31:27 +0000

Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church, or robbing a bank, but never to being bores.

Elsa Maxwell (1883-1963) American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, professional hostess
How to Do It, or The Lively Art of Entertaining (1957)

Maxwell, Elsa -- Column (28 Sep 1958)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can.

Elsa Maxwell (1883-1963) American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, professional hostess
Column (28 Sep 1958)