Courtesy Quotes - page 2

Is there no reconciliation of some ancient quarrel, no payment of some long outstanding debt, no courtesy or love or honor to be rendered to those to whom it has long been due; no charitable, humble, kind, useful deed, by which you can promote the glory of God, or good-will among men, or peace upon earth? If there be any such, I beseech you, in God's name, in Christ's name, go and do it. (Arthur Penrhyn Stanley)
There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits, good temper, patience, order, courtesy, tact, self-reliance, many deference to superior officers, and many consideration for inferiors. View quote
Chester A. Arthur
My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation with full recognition that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought, that smears are not only to be expected but fought, that honor is to be earned, not bought. View quote
Margaret Chase Smith
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. View quote
Jacques Maritain
Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by example, subdue them by courtesy; they will learn shame, and come to be good. View quote
Confucius
There is a mighty gulf between those who love and those who do not love God To the one class we owe civility, courtesy, kindness, even tenderness. It is only those who love the Lord who should find in our hearts a home. View quote
Frederick William Robertson
Courtesy, modesty, good manners, conformity to definite ethical standards are universal, but what constitutes courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards is not universal. It is instructive to know that standards differ in the most unexpected ways. View quote
Franz Boas
When friends are at your hearthside met, Sweet courtesy has done its most If you have made each guest forget That he himself is not the host. View quote
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
My generation of radicals and breakers-down never found anything to take the place of the old virtues of work and courage and the old graces of courtesy and politeness. View quote
F. Scott Fitzgerald
If kindness has falseness at its base, it is no longer kindness. It is labored courtesy. View quote
Piero Ferrucci
I'd like to say from the beginning that the 12 years I've been coming here, I've met unfailing courtesy and cooperation, courtesy from your people and cooperation from the Ministry of Information. (Peter Arnett)
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 certain crudeness and crassness that has suddenly become accepted behavior, even desirable. View quote
Fannie Flagg
The courtesy which most becomes a victor was denied to Germany for a long time. View quote
Gustav Stresemann
Most problems are best solved privately, not through government. There's a problem of discourtesy in the world, which is best handled through social norms, which are indispensable. But you wouldn't want the government to be mandating courtesy. View quote
Cass Sunstein
Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with. View quote
John Wanamaker
People say 'Why would you learn Dutch? Nobody speaks it. Why not French?' Even the Dutch say that to me! I say because I want to live here, I think it's only common courtesy that I speak the language. View quote
Anthony Geary
Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness. View quote
Bryant H. McGill
There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy. View quote
E. V. Lucas
I've met the Queen a couple of times, and she's been delightful. In fact, I often find myself thinking: 'What would the Queen do in this situation? Write a thank-you note? Yes, I'll do that.' She's all about courtesy. View quote
Jools Holland
It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy. View quote
Khaleda Zia
It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy. (Mercy Otis Warren)
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible. View quote
Mahatma Gandhi
I had been warned about Mr. Truman's quick and violent temper and prejudices, but he radiated nothing but courtesy and good humor during our meeting. He has an engaging personality, a quick and witty tongue, and I liked him from the start. At the conference itself, he seemed to take great pride in his historical knowledge, but, it seemed to me that in spite of his having read much, it was of a superficial character, encompassing facts without the logic and reasoning dictating those facts. Of the Far East he knew little, presenting a strange combination of distorted history and vague hopes that somehow, some way, we could do something to help those struggling against Communism. View quote
Douglas MacArthur
A man can suffocate on courtesy. View quote
Henry David Thoreau
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 never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs. View quote
Banksy