Courtesy Quotes

316 Courtesy quotes by 227 unique authors

I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue:… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. — Theodore Roosevelt
There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. — George Santayana
Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought. — Margaret Chase Smith
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts. — Madame de Stael
All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with. — John Wanamaker
Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own. — John Wanamaker
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. — George Washington
Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all… — Thomas J. Watson
Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men. — Elwyn Brooks White
The American Dream, coupled with government subsidies of utilities and cheap consumer goods courtesy of slave labour somewhere else, has kept the poor huddled masses… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud. I am arrived at last in the presence… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Then is courtesy a turncoat. But it is certain I am loved of all ladies, only you excepted: and I would I could find in… — William Shakespeare
Gratitude is a sign of maturity...Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others. — Gordon B. Hinckley
A man can suffocate on courtesy. — Henry David Thoreau
To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness. — Benjamin Franklin
I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness. — William Penn
You owe the companies nothing. You especially don't owe them any courtesy. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They… — Banksy
It is most gratifying," it said, "that your enthusiasm for our planet continues unabated, and so we would like to assure you that the guided… — Douglas Adams
The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and avoids it.… — Kenneth Rexroth
If each side had been frankly contending for its own real wish, they would all have kept within the bounds of reason and courtesy; but… — C.S. Lewis
Please, don't torture me with cliches. If you're going to try to intimidate me, have the courtesy to go away for a while, acquire a… — Dean Koontz
Passion and courtesy are two polar opposite traits that serve to balance each other into a full-blooded whole. Without socialization, passion is a crude barbarian,… — Vera Nazarian
Fresh peach pie can lift a bullying reprobate into apologetic courtesy; I have watched it happen. — Leif Enger

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