Manners Maketh the Man

There is saying “ Manners maketh the man|”. This means that we can judge a person by his manners. A well-bred person has good manners. An ill-bred person is ilkl-mannered. A miser, a thief, a gentleman, a selfish person and a proud man will all show themselves by their manners. A person’s manners often reveal what kind of person he or she is.

The way we speak to others is sign of the respect we have for them. If we speak softly and use polite language, people will know that we are educated. If we talk in harsh tones, use bad language, we will be considered ill-mannered and uneducated. We must also take care to use language that people can understand. Some people try to show off by speaking a language that only a few people can understand. This foolish and vain.

If we use words that are coarse or dirty, it only shows that our thought are also crude and evil. Our good manners depend to great extent upon the words we choose when we talk to each other.

A well manned person will use words that show gentleness such as please move a side instead of get out of my way stupid. The words we use therefore tell others of our ideas, thoughts and general behaviour.

But having goods manners means more than merely using correct words than merely using correct words in n our speech. It includes doing the right things at the right time. Some people are very selfish.

They want to keep the best things for themselves. At the table, it would be bad manners if start eating the best things before offering them to others. Also it would be bad manners to snatch at the sweet dish or take more than our fair share of sweets.

A well-mannered person thinks of others before he thinks of himself, not only at the dining table but at all other times as well. The most comfortable chair should be offered to ladies and elderly people. They should be allowed to go through a door first. We should greet others first and not wait for them to greet us. Men should stand up when ladies enter a room.