Courtesy Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There is not a single outward mark of courtesy that does not have a deep moral basis.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.

— Honore de Balzac

The first point of courtesy must always be truth.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Courtesy is a waste of time; it weakens you and undermines you.

— Yasmina Reza

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

— Japanese Proverb

Courtesy should be apparent in all our actions and words and in all aspects of daily life. But be courtesy, I do not mean…

— Mas Oyama

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Courtesy is the bedrock of social interchange. No matter what you're doing, even if you're fomenting revolution, you can still be courteous.

— Joan M. Drury

Life is short but there is always time for courtesy.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

To be courtesy , is to be willing to be taken advantage of …

— Anonymous

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with.

— John Wanamaker