Civility Quotes

127 quotes by 105 authors

[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
Among friends one has the privilege of saying nothing; the civility consists in the assumption that one's silence will be civilly understood. I can imagine… — Allen Tate
You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want. — Moliere
That character in conversation which commonly passes for agreeable is made up of civility and falsehood. — Alexander Pope
Comedy speaks for civilization; farce bears an ill-concealed, sometimes unconcealed animus against civilization. Often against civility too. — Irving Howe
Civility is not simply about manners. — Jim Leach
I know it's very 'old media' of me to admit this, but I am often unnerved by the lack of civility on the Web. — Willow Bay
It is becoming plain that our liberal regime of equality and personal freedom depends, more than most theorists of liberalism have been willing to admit,… — Mary Ann Glendon
Civility is the art and act of caring for others. — Deborah King
Being aloof, gruff, or stern never got anyone anywhere. Who wants to be treated like that? Certainly not you. And surely not the people you… — Wayne D. Dosick
Familiarity is a suspension of almost all the laws of civility, which libertinism has introduced into society under the notion of ease. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a… — Eric Hoffer
A careless shoe string, in whose tie I see a wilde civility. — Robert Herrick
The civilities of the great are never thrown away. — Samuel Johnson
I am not here to pass civilities or compliments with you, but on other business. I have stood your meanness as long as I intend… — Nathan Bedford Forrest
Divorce is not easy, but if you genuinely put your kids first, that dictates the civility you should show each other. What example are you… — Dawn French
The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none. — Charles Dickens
Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis. It is the manner in which we are… — Richard Dreyfuss
I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness. — Dave Eggers
As citizens we have to be more thoughtful and more educated and more informed. I turn on the TV and I see these grown people… — Emmylou Harris

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