Courtesy Quotes

316 Courtesy quotes by 227 unique authors

The English gentleman is a combination of silence, courtesy, dignity, sport, newspapers and honesty. — Karel Capek
I'm not going to give a courtesy gift to a person who's going to win, and I'm not going to give a sympathy gift to… — Tim Kaine
Schisms do not originate in a love of truth, which is a source of courtesy and gentleness, but rather in an inordinate desire for supremacy. — Baruch Spinoza
At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence to superhuman powers,… — Peter Farb
There is no outward sign of true courtesy that does not rest on a deep moral foundation. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is... opening a door that we may derive instruction from the example of others, and at… — Michel de Montaigne
Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me' and other such simple courtesies...Rudeness, the absence… — Edward M Hays
Courtesy, like grace and beauty, that which begets liking and inclination to love one another at the first sight, and in the very beginning of… — Michel de Montaigne
Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy, counsel, & countenance. — Benjamin Franklin
A collection of short stories is generally thought to be a horrendous clinker; an enforced courtesy for the elderly writer who wants to display the… — John Cheever
What restricts the use of the word 'lady' among the courteous is that it is intended to set a woman apart from ordinary humanity, and… — Judith Martin
Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy — Owen Feltham
My career as a critic still lay in the future but unconsciously I may have been preparing for it. They were not easy companions, these… — Diana Trilling
We have a policy at The New Yorker, .. That is, if someone doesn't want to be profiled, we drop it. I would like you… — William Shawn
Treat your enemies with courtesy, and you'll see how valuable it really is. It costs little but pays a nice dividend: those who honor are… — Baltasar Gracian
Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. — Henry Clay
Water is a commodity not by any means to be found everywhere...When found, it is more than likely to be bad, being either from a… — Theodore Roosevelt
From the loving example of one family a whole State may become loving, and from its courtesies, courteous; while from the ambition and perverseness of… — Confucius
I have always thought that clarity is a form of courtesy that the philosopher owes; moreover, this discipline of ours considers it more truly a… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
All doors open to courtesy. — Thomas Fuller

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