Citizenship Quote by Diane Kalen-Sukra

Civility is a desire to receive civilities, and to be accounted well-bred.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Civility means a great deal more than just being nice to one another. It is complex and encompasses learning how to connect successfully and…

— P. M. Forni

“Civility is the everyday ethic of honoring the dignity of others as we would wish our own to be honored—an active commitment to justice,…

— Diane Kalen-Sukra

Civility is the art and act of caring for others.

— Deborah King

Civility is the recognition that all people have dignity that's inherent to their person, no matter their religion, race, gender, sexuality, or ability.

— Opal Tometi

Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Civility, which is a disposition to accommodate and oblige others, is essentially the same in every country; but good breeding, asit is called, which…

— Lord Chesterfield

“Civility is not a specific code of behavior as much as it is a call to unrelenting preemptive thought, and steady effort to care…

— John R. Dallas Jr

Civility is the natural state for people who know how limited their own individual powers are and know, too, that they need the conversation.

— David Brooks

“Civility. How can we expect it if we don't give it?”

— Louise Penny

“Civilsation is the sleight of hand that conceals our natures from ourselves.”

— Salman Rushdie

“Fellow-feeling. . .is the most important factor in producing a healthy political and social life. Neither our national nor our local civic life can…

— Theodore Roosevelt