Deportment Quotes

“- 'Poise is perfect balance, an equanimity of body and mind, complete composure whatever the social scene. Elegant dress, immaculate grooming, and perfect deportment all contribute to the attainment of self-confidence.' -”
― Muriel Spark, The Girls of Slender Means

“Among the Huguenots he learned to be gentle and courteous; to bear himself among his elders respectfully, but without fear or shyness; to consider that, while all things were of minor consequence in comparison to the right to worship God in freedom and purity, yet that a man should be fearless of death, ready to defend his rights, but with moderation and without pushing them to the injury of others; that he should be grave and decorous of speech, and yet of a gay and cheerful spirit.”
― G. A. HENTY, St. Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale Of The Huguenot Wars

“A woman who attempts a public career must expect to be treated as public property: what would be an intrusion on a domiciled gentlewoman is a tribute to me.”
― Thomas Hardy, The Hand of Ethelberta

“The Kraken was somewhat obsessed with posture. As for Lily, she barely gave it a second thought. In her opinion it was better to read books than balance them. That’s what they were designed for, after all. And if you wanted to wear something on your head there was a perfectly good item designed for that too: it was called a hat.”
― Peter Bunzl, Cogheart

“She drew in a deep breath, mastering herself. “Forgive me. My nerves are worked to pieces.”

“And still you are one of the most composed women of my acquaintance,” I told her truthfully.

“Composure that is hard won and the result of long practice,” she assured me. “I learnt long ago that when is only half-British, the other half will be blamed for every evil of temper or habit. I schooled myself in deportment, so that the part of me that is Egyptian may never be held up as a pattern for degradation or vice. I became more British than any Englishwoman I knew. And still, every syllable I speak, every gesture, every thought is examined by society. I could take tea with the Queen at Windsor everyday and twice on Sundays and I would still not be English enough for some.” She spoke without bitterness, but there was a fatigue to her resignation and I began to understand the weight she carried with her at all times.”
― Deanna Raybourn, A Treacherous Curse

“Always refer to those of the female gender as ladies.
The descriptive woman is usually reserved in Dixie for females of questionable respect.”
― Ann Barrett Batson, Having It Y'All: The Official Handbook for Citizens of the South and Those Who Wish They Were

“If Spring-Heeled Jack, or Varney the Vampyre, or the air-pirates, or any of the other blackguards who roamed England, ever caught any of those girls in a dark alley they'd be dead for sure.”
― Peter Bunzl, Cogheart

“He believes one should read a lot wider than deportment manuals if one plans to get an exceptional education. Don't you agree""
The Kraken weighed the magazine in her hand. "No," she said. "I don't. Besides, this sort of bunkum is not approved of by the academy. It has no educational value."
"It teaches piracy and air combat.”
― Peter Bunzl, Cogheart

“When one’s deportment has mistreated and harmed you, disappearing from their life does not require an explanation; they already know the reason for your absence.”
― RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo) – 1999