Courtesy Quotes · Page 7

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own.

— John Wanamaker

Courtesy is simply doing unto others what you would like them to do unto you.

— Aristophanes

I believe in courtesy, the ritual by which we avoid hurting other people's feelings by satisfying our own egos.

— Kenneth Clark

Ah, whither shall a maiden flee, When a bold youth so swift pursues, And siege of tenderest courtesy, With hope perseverant, still…

— Coventry Patmore

“Oh, hon, it's the little courtesies that make life bearable, I find, wouldn't you agree?”

— Andrew Ashling

The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Manners with fortunes, humors turn with climes, tenets with books, and principles with times.

— Alexander Pope

“Courtesy and kindness cultivate confidence with good Netiquette. Doing things right makes you feel good.”

— David Chiles

Every ordinary thing in your life is a word of God's love: your home, your work, the clothes you wear, the air…

— Caryll Houselander

Manners are of more importance than laws... Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine…

— Edmund Burke

I believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friendship and in honest competition. I believe there is something…

— Elbert Hubbard

Our daily life is filled with electronic pianos, ring tones, the disembodied voice giving you your bank balance over the telephone. Even…

— Serge Schmemann

A collection of short stories is generally thought to be a horrendous clinker; an enforced courtesy for the elderly writer who wants…

— John Cheever

Whatever happened to courtesy? What can be so urgent that you have to look down at your phone in the middle of…

— Martin Cooper

Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by…

— Confucius

There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good…

— Chester A. Arthur

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

— Geoff Dyer

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

Apparently, sir you Chinese are far ahead of us in every respect, except that you don’t have entrepreneurs. And our nation, though…

— Aravind Adiga

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

— Lord Chesterfield

Whatever one of us asked the other to do - it was assumed the asker would weigh all the consequences - the…

— Sheldon Vanauken

The affiliation clause in our Constitution is a privilege: a courtesy to a sympathetic body. Were you not a Mason, or Co-Mason,…

— Aleister Crowley

From the time I've landed in India and wherever I've travelled, I've only experienced politeness and courtesy. There has been no hatred…

— Fawad Khan

It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy

— Mercy Otis Warren

“have the confidence to be who you are, and allow others the courtesy of being who they are, without judgement.”

— Monica Alexander

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

— Thomas S. Monson

Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with.

— John Wanamaker

I'll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.

— Herman Melville

Act with courtesy and fairness regardless of how others treat you. Don't let them determine your response.

— Samira Ferreira

“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

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

— GrowingBoldercom

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

— Robert Spector

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

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

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

— William Shakespeare

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

— Mas Oyama

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

— Thomas S. Monson

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

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

— Kelley Armstrong