This isn’t advice George Washington doled out. Rather, it’s a series of aphorisms that he learned as a youth that greatly impacted his life. If you want to know what made the father of our country ...

More than 275 years ago, a young George Washington put pen to paper to copy down 110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior. Found in a copy book, the original source of these rules remains unsettled, ...

When he was just 14, the Founding Father wrote “Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation.” Bitstock Two public examples of unneighborly activity recently have appeared on ...

New York City, 1938 is the setting. Twenty-five-year old Wall Street secretary Katey Kontent is the main character. Amor Towles creates magic with his 2011 first novel “Rules of Civility.” The book’s ...

World-class actress Meryl Streep received much-deserved recognition at the recent Golden Globe Awards from her professional colleagues. She received much broader recognition from around the world for ...

At a round of town-hall meetings on health care that kick off today, first-term congresswoman Betsy Markey will hand out copies (abridged) of a George Washington favorite, “Rules of Civility & Decent ...

When he was a teenage schoolboy, George Washington sat down and copied out 110 “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior.” Many of these had to do with simple manners. “Cleanse not your teeth with the ...

When he was just a young teenage schoolboy, George Washington sat down and copied out 110 “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior.” Many of these had to do with simple manners. “Cleanse not your teeth ...

Commemorate this Independence Day by reading a book written by a President of the United States. Our current and former Commanders in Chief have composed many memoirs, political and social writings ...

When he was just a young teenage schoolboy, George Washington sat down and copied out 110 "Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior." Many of these had to do with simple manners. "Cleanse not your teeth ...