Courtesy Quotes

316 Courtesy quotes by 227 unique authors

It turns out that one can perpetrate all manner of heinous villainy under a cloak of courtesy and good cheer. . .a man will forfeit… — Christopher Moore
Apparently, sir you Chinese are far ahead of us in every respect, except that you don’t have entrepreneurs. And our nation, though it has no… — Aravind Adiga
The line between the public life and the private life has been erased, due to the rapid decline of manners and courtesy. There is a… — Fannie Flagg
Out of its squalor and human decay, its eruptions of butchery, India produced so many people of grace and beauty, ruled by elaborate courtesy. Producing… — V.S. Naipaul
Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen." Tzu… — Confucius
If you are a member of a small group or class, I urge you to make a group covenant that includes the nine characteristics of… — Rick Warren
Everything is perfect. Everything is fine. The rules of life are made up. The rules only exist in your mind. Of course there may be… — Jason Mraz
BTW, the roach's name is Max (courtesy of Brianna, "because of I had a puppy, I'd name him Max"). — Rachel RenÃ©e Russell
Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim, for the only chivalry worth having is that which is… — Louisa May Alcott
…he is unlike the other customers. They sense it too, and look at him with hard eyes, eyes like little metal studs pinned into the… — John Updike
Through the forest have I gone. But Athenian found I none, On whose eyes I might approve This flower's force in stirring love. Night and… — William Shakespeare
I believe in courtesy. It is the way we avoid hurting people's feelings. She thought that maybe, just maybe, western civilization was in decline because… — E L Konigsburg
True love blooms when we care more about another person than we care about ourselves. That is Christ's great atoning example for us, and it… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Home should be a haven of love. Honor, courtesy, and respect symbolize love and characterize the righteous family. — Thomas S. Monson
If you can't manage courtesy, try silence. — Jim Butcher
Satanism advocates practicing a modified form of the Golden Rule. Our interpretation of this rule is: "Do unto others as they do unto you"; because… — Anton Szandor LaVey
I think dating courtesies are common courtesies that should be practiced in most all civilized encounters. I pine for the days of good, old-fashioned manners. — Karen Marie Moning
Each smallest act of kindness, reverberates across great distances and spans of time --affecting lives unknown to the one who’s generous spirit, was the source… — Dean Koontz
[He was aware] of the value of the word of praise dropped at exactly the right moment; and he would have thought himself extremely stupid… — Georgette Heyer
Whatever one of us asked the other to do - it was assumed the asker would weigh all the consequences - the other would do.… — Sheldon Vanauken
I opted for the rear door, both as a courtesy and so she couldn't freak out about me showing up on her front doorstep for… — Kelley Armstrong
Behind the fury, he was tired. He was tired of being hauled around and shoved into a little room. He was tired of trying for… — Kim Harrison
Common courtesy dictates that we never drain the lifeblood of anyone to whom we've been formally introduced. — Kelley Armstrong
Professor, why couldn't we just Apparate directly into your old colleague's house?' 'Because it would be quite as rude as kicking down the front door,'… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The first rule of etiquette a boy learns when he's about to enter society is that civility is due to all women. No provocation, no… — Ilona Andrews

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