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  MANNERS MAKETH THE MAN

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BUT WHERE DOES THAT EXPRESSION COME FROM?


Manners maketh man

A person can be judged by his or her manners. The saying is attributed to William of Wykeham (1324-1404); it is the motto of the schools, Winchester College, and New College, Oxford, both of which he founded.
HERE A CORRIDOR OFF THE QUADRANGLE AT WINCHESTER COLLEGE

OF THE TIME OF THE AUSTINS AND BRONTES, WHEN KNOWING THE RULES OF ETIQUETTE ["ETIKET"] IN SPEECH AND FOOD WAS WHAT SET THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY APART FROM THE COMMON FOLK AND PEASANTANTRY
THIS IS WHAT YOU NEEDED TO EAT A FORMAL DINNER!!!!!!

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