Courtesy Quotes

316 quotes by 233 authors

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. — Henry Ward Beecher
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. — Francis Bacon
Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness. — Honore de Balzac
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and… — Saint Basil
We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong. — Bono
There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before. — Willa Cather
We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. — Winston Churchill
Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far. — Jean Cocteau
The only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to conceal the intensity of his… — Osbert Sitwell
There is not a single outward mark of courtesy that does not have a deep moral basis. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would invent some other custom of entertainment. — William Shakespeare
My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people… — Margaret Chase Smith
The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and tolerance. These are human teachings… — H.G. Wells
Life is short but there is always time for courtesy. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He was so generally civil, that nobody thanked him for it. — Samuel Johnson
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water. — William Shakespeare
Fit for the mountains and the barbarous caves, where manners ne'er were preached. — William Shakespeare
Manners are not idle, but the fruit of loyal and of noble mind. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

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