The ten signs of good manners.

Yoosuf ibn Asbat said: “There are ten signs of good manners and they are:

1. Little arguing
2. Listening well
3. Avoiding searching for shortcomings
4. Covering mistakes
5. Finding excuses
6. Patience when annoyed
7. Blaming one’s own self
8. Seeing one’s own faults rather than other people’s faults
9. Having a beaming face with the young and the old
10. Saying kind words to those who are below and above one (with regards to religious knowledge, righteousness, social status, and so forth).”

[Al-Ihyaa, Volume 3 Page 77]