Civility Quotes · Page 3

People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt.

— Lord Chesterfield

“Civility and etiquette, gentlemen, are all important.”

— Hal Duncan

Martha Stewart contributes more to our civility than the Baptist Church.

— Dave Hickey

People who expect deference resent mere civility.

— Mason Cooley

“Never in England were there so many gentlemen and so little gentleness.”

— C.J. Sansom

“the veneer of civilization is exceedingly thin”

— Karin Tansek

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business.

— P. T. Barnum

“There is no good governance without good people.”

— Diane Kalen-Sukra

[T]he politically correct are above the rules of ordinary civility, once they have identified you as an unbeliever in their religion.

— Orson Scott Card

“Civility (sabhyata,) is the sign of one with the right belief (enlightened view, samkit) and etiquette is the sign of one with…

— Dada Bhagwan

Civility is the recognition that all people have dignity that's inherent to their person, no matter their religion, race, gender, sexuality, or…

— Opal Tometi

After our ages-long journey from savagery to civility, let's hope we haven't bought a round-trip ticket.

— Cullen Hightower

I feel it is our inherent duty as a humane society, above any intangible responsibility, to invest in our world's children's potential,…

— Masiela Lusha

All of us should banish hateful communications and practice civility for differences of opinion.

— Dallin H. Oaks

We cannot expect to move forward or win anyone over to our side if we dehumanize the people we speak to. Productivity…

— Mike Johnson

“…a crucial measure of our success in life is the way we treat one another every day of our lives.”

— P.M. Forni

In solitude the mind gains strength, and learns to lean upon herself; in the world it seeks or accepts of a few…

— Laurence Sterne

I regret not getting brutally forthright with human beings a hell of a lot sooner than I did. Civility and obliquity are…

— Kenny Smith

“As dear Erasmus said, “It is part of the highest civility if, while never erring yourself, you ignore the errors of others.”…

— Judith Martin

Years ago on my radio show, I used to say, 'I'm a conservative, but I'm not in a bad mood about it.'…

— Mike Pence

If you and I want to stir up a resentment tomorrow that may rankle across the decades and endure until death, just…

— Dale Carnegie

Marriage is treated by all civilized societies as a peculiar and favored contract. It is in its origin a contract of natural…

— Joseph Story

Women, who are a majority of the peoples of the earth, are indispensable to the accumulation of the kind of social capital…

— Mahnaz Afkhami

Civility also requires relearning how to disagree without being disagreeable. Surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith or, for…

— Barack Obama

The Indians , whom we call barbarous, observe much more decency and civility in their discourses and conversation, giving one another a…

— John Locke

“Now, you may think this is all kindergarten ethics, right down to the time-out for naught kids. If so, you are correct.…

— Jimmy Wales

“It is in the home that our behavior is most significant. It is the place where our actions have the greatest impact,…

— Wayne S. Peterson

“Be constantly civil. Martin Luther King Jr. had shown without fail his fortitude on abiding the laws of civility. In the confines…

— Larry Berg

All buildings, large or small, public or private, have a public face, a facade; they therefore, without exception, have a positive or…

— Leon Krier

Never far from a dining table, the characters in Heather A. Slomski's limpid and elegant debut collection are not given to melodramatics.…

— Jaimy Gordon

“Women enjoy a different history of madness. From witchcraft to hysteria we're just bad news. We know that women were condemned as…

— Cormac McCarthy

Bitter criticism caused the sensitive Thomas Hardy, one of the finest novelists ever to enrich English literature, to give up forever the…

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Michel de Montaigne

Civility, it is said, means obeying the unenforceable.

— Ellen Goodman

“Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.”

— Amit Kalantri

Love taught him shame, and shame with love at strife Soon taught the sweet civilities of life.

— John Dryden

“A civil tongue speaks the language of masters. An uncivil tongue reveals character flaws of its master.”

— John R. Dallas Jr

“If I had to name the biggest difference between Bhutan and the rest of the world, I could do it in one…

— Linda Leaming

“When you know you can do something, and you feel good about yourself, you do not have to devalue others.”

— John Patrick Hickey

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

— George W. Bush