Courtesy Quotes · Page 10

There is no outward sign of true courtesy that does not rest on a deep moral foundation.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“For the record, the proposal was just a courtesy. You would have been mine regardless. -KANE”

— C.M. Owens

A compliance with the minutiae of military courtesy is a mark of well-disciplined troops.

— John A. Lejeune

Manhood is melted into courtesies, valor into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too.

— William Shakespeare

There is nothing settled in manners, but the laws of behavior yield to the energy of the individual.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love one another, push the perimeter of this glorious language. Lastly, please show proper courtesy; open not your neighbor's mail.

— Mark Dunn

I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.

— Michel de Montaigne

Charity in various guises is an intruder the poor see often; but courtesy and delicacy are visitants with which they are seldom…

— Ouida

“genuine courtesy is a creation, like pictures, like music. It is a harmonious blending of voice, gesture and movement, words and action,…

— Rabindranath Tagore

Friends, near or far, are important to us. All of ours have an awareness of other persons' feelings, a courtesy that's inevitable.…

— Kent McCord

I think dating courtesies are common courtesies that should be practiced in most all civilized encounters. I pine for the days of…

— Karen Marie Moning

The influences that really make and mar human happiness are beyond the reach of the law. The law can keep neighbors from…

— Walter Rauschenbusch

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy…

— Saint Basil

Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It's not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of courtesy, manners, grace,…

— Benazir Bhutto

I'm a professional non-fiction reader, that's what I do. But in my 20s we had our own vampire and witch moment, courtesy…

— Deborah Harkness

No matter how accomplished one might be in any branch of learning or art, one would have to be condemned to hell,…

— Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and tolerance. These…

— H. G. Wells

Civility, which is a disposition to accommodate and oblige others, is essentially the same in every country; but good breeding, asit is…

— Lord Chesterfield

I have always thought that clarity is a form of courtesy that the philosopher owes; moreover, this discipline of ours considers it…

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

Mike Pence came out and said this was a courtesy call, then Donald Trump a few hours later went on Twitter, as…

— Geoff Dyer

Each smallest act of kindness, reverberates across great distances and spans of time --affecting lives unknown to the one who’s generous spirit,…

— Dean Koontz

It is by no means enough that an officer should be capable. . . . He should be as well a gentleman…

— John Paul Jones

“[Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard] would not schedule any Cabinet meetings in the evening because he'd previously observed as a minister…

— Fleur Anderson

If the individuals who compose the purest circles of aristocracy in Europe, the guarded blood of centuries, should pass in review,in such…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Common courtesy dictates that we never drain the lifeblood of anyone to whom we've been formally introduced.

— Kelley Armstrong

Formal courtesy between husband and wife is even more important than it is between strangers.

— Robert A. Heinlein

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would invent some other custom of entertainment.

— William Shakespeare

Occasionally, family members treat each other with less courtesy and kindness than they do acquaintances or even strangers.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

Home should be a haven of love. Honor, courtesy, and respect symbolize love and characterize the righteous family.

— Thomas S. Monson

My father and he had cemented one of those English friendships which begin by avoiding intimacies and eventually eliminate speech altogether.

— Jorge Luis Borges

To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite, who never mentions hell to ears polite.

— Alexander Pope

Traffic-calming areas work because they assume courtesy, not bad manners.

— Maureen Lipman

The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion.

— Mas Oyama

Do thou restrain the haughty spirit in thy breast, for better far is gentle courtesy.

— Homer

Don't judge my character or assume anything about me. If you don't want to shake my hand and get to know me.

— Sabs Kridrec

“I would court you, with all the grace and courtesy that you deserve. There’d be no lies between us. We’d have time…

— C.S. Pacat

Courtesy towards opponents and eagerness to understand their view-point is the ABC of non-violence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nordstrom believes that great service begins with showing courtesy to everyone-customers, employees, and vendors.

— Robert Spector

A good deed is never lost,He who sons courtesy Reaps friendship,and He who plants kindness gathers love

— GrowingBoldercom

May your homes be filled with peace, harmony, courtesy, and love. May they be filled with the Spirit of the Lord.

— Thomas S. Monson