Courtesy Quotes

316 Courtesy quotes by 227 unique authors

Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world. — Lord Chesterfield
Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is nothing settled in manners, but the laws of behavior yield to the energy of the individual. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Spiritual strength and passion, when accompanied by bad manners, only provoke loathing. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners. — Lord Chesterfield
The greater man the greater courtesy. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to… — Friedrich Nietzsche
When good friends praise a gifted person he often appears to be delighted with them out of politeness and goodwill, but in reality he feels… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Has there ever been an age so rife with neurotic sensibility, with that state of near shudders, or near hysteria, or near nausea, much of… — Louis Kronenberger
The cheese and wine party has the form of friendship without the warmth and devotion. It is a device either for getting rid of social… — Brooks Atkinson
Good manners disappear in proportion as the influence of a Court and an exclusive aristocracy lessens; this decrease can be plainly observed from decade to… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a… — Edmund Burke
So, you are very welcome to our house. It must appear in other ways than words, Therefore, I scant this breathing courtesy. — William Shakespeare
To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite, who never mentions hell to ears polite. — Alexander Pope
Diplomacy is the lowest form of politeness because it misquotes the greatest number of people. A nation, like an individual, if it has anything to… — Elwyn Brooks White
Good breeding, a union of kindness and independence. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners. — Lord Chesterfield
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy. — Michel de Montaigne
Lobbying' is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by privately influencing the legislators. It is the result and creation of a mixed economy-of government… — Ayn Rand
Courtesy will be in my heart to give to all. — Walter Russell
We must be courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Nothing is a courtesy unless it be meant us, and that friendly and lovingly. We owe no thanks to rivers that they carry our boats,… — Ben Jonson
Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth. — Samuel Johnson
Courtesy towards opponents and eagerness to understand their view-point is the ABC of non-violence. — Mahatma Gandhi

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