Charming villains have always had a decided social advantage over well-meaning people who chew with their mouths open.

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]

Essay (1984), “In the Quest for Equality, Civilization Itself Is Maligned,” The New Republic
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Collected in Martin, Common Courtesy (1985).