The freer you feel yourself in the presence of another, the more free is he. Who is free, makes free.

— Lavater

Ceremony was devised at first, to set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, and recanting goodness; but where there i…

— Shakespeare

Ceremonies differ in every country; they are only artificial helps which ignorance assumes to imitate politeness, which …

— Goldsmith

Ceremony is the invention of wise men to keep fools at a distance ; as good breeding is an expedient to make fools and w…

— Richard Steele

Ceremonies are the smoke of friendship.

— Unknown

Ceremony is indispensable in those who have nothing better to recommend them.

— Unknown