A thankful man owes a courtesy ever; the unthankful but when he needs it. — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
When it comes to dressing well, American culture is so self-fulfilled that it has not only disregarded this courtesy of self-presentation, but… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Has there ever been an age so rife with neurotic sensibility, with that state of near shudders, or near hysteria, or near… — Louis Kronenberger Copy Share Image
No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions… — B. Traven Copy Share Image
What does competency in the long run mean? It means to all reasonable beings, cleanliness of person, decency of dress, courtesy of… — Edwin Percy Whipple Copy Share Image
Love one another, push the perimeter of this glorious language. Lastly, please show proper courtesy; open not your neighbor's mail. — Mark Dunn Copy Share Image
The characteristic of a well-bred man is, to converse with his inferiors without insolence, and with his superiors with respect and with… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think, as a professional courtesy, when the president asks you to dinner, you go. — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
“She supposed the young colored men of Link's generation couldn't have manners like Mr. Powther's, though she didn't know why. Wars and… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
Courtesy wins woman all as well. As valor may, but he that closes both is perfect. — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
I hate feeling late. Someone else has the courtesy and respect to show up on time, and when I'm late, it's like… — Matthew Moy Copy Share Image
At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence… — Peter Farb Copy Share Image
In other countries they speak of nobility and courtesy, in London they practise it. — Frances Xavier Cabrini Copy Share Image
Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by… — Confucius Copy Share Image
If somebody honks a horn in Cleveland, they're saying 'Hi.' It's so rare to be honked at in anger. When we have… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. — Henry Clay Copy Share Image
