Best 133 quotes in «courtesy quotes» category

Manners are the lubricating oil of an organization. It is a law of nature that two moving bodies in contact with each other create friction. This is as true for human beings as it is for inanimate objects. Manners- simple things like saying 'please' and 'thank you' and knowing a person’s name or asking after her family enable two people to work together whether they like each other or not. Bright people, especially bright young people, often do not understand this. If analysis shows that someone’s brilliant work fails again and again as soon as cooperation from others is required, it probably indicates a lack of courtesy – that is, a lack of manners.

Mindful of not thanking their benefactors, in case, like wights, they took offense, she added, "Your kindness is gratefully acknowledged. May your trees be forever fruitful.

My dear, a little smile, a little courtesy, a little kindness is what beauty entails. Some are not roses, some are oranges.

There are times when it is prudent to turn the other cheek, especially when it comes to spouses, family members, and friends. Courtesy and love are contagious and are far more effective over the long-haul than trying to ruin the reputation and well-being of another. (Chapter 7)

Over the years of the Cultural Revolution, I was to witness people being attacked for saying "thank you" too often, which was branded as "bourgeois hypocrisy"; courtesy was on the brink of extinction.

She was so delicate that, while we sat beneath the linden branches, a leaf would fall and drift down and touch her skin, and it would leave a bruise. So as we sat in the afternoon hour, beneath that fragrant linden bower, I had to chase all of the leafs that fell away.

Spread your courtesy across the door posts of everyone you know, but reserve your intimacy with the little trustworthy friends who are going where you are going. Get it simply: wide courtesy, narrow intimacy!

Talk to strangers politely... Every friend you have now was once a stranger, although not every stranger becomes a friend.

There could be no doubt, so I was finally forced to decide, that the longer one dealt with them, the more one developed the habit of treating generals like members of the opposite sex; specifically, like ladies no longer young, who therefore deserve extra courtesy and attention; indeed, whose every whim must be given thought.

Not only the footwear, wear also the courtesy, respect, and gratitude in your heart while stepping out of home.

With your lunch box, do not forget to carry courtesy, respect, and gratitude from home!

Once he got there, he stopped and looked back. “You know, the thing about manners is that we only seem to notice the lack of them in others. It's a lot harder to see mistakes in ourselves.

Things we carry from home shows where we hail from ~ courtesy, respect, and gratitude

Una "persona" hace lo que debe, cuando debe y donde debe. Una "bestia" hace lo que le da la gana, cuando le da la gana y donde le da la gana.

Words are like the wind. They will blow away your own footsteps but they also will blow away the footsteps and thoughts of others. Use them wisely and with care.

You are a worthy competitor, the best rival I ever encountered, it is an honour to be your opponent, you are better than me at many things, but you cannot beat me at politeness.

Your name?" George asked him directly. He had probably seen the man a dozen times before yet did not know anything about him. King Davit would have no doubt have known half the man's history already. "Henry." George took Henry's hand firmly in his own and looked into his eyes. This had to be done delicately, to make sure this Henry did not think him a fool. He tried to think of how his father would do it. "Thank you, Henry, for your concern. It is a comfort to know I am so well guarded. I will make sure to praise you when next I speak to the lord general. But for now I think there is no need to worry.

A churlish courtesy rarely comes but either for gain or falsehood.

Though he was her enemy, he treated her with unfailing courtesy.

Tuppence had once laid upon him a serious injunction. ' If anybody over the age of sixty-five finds fault with you,' she said, 'never argue. Never try to say you're right. Apologize at once and say it was all your fault and you're very sorry and you'll never do it again.

We don’t have to like each other. We just need to respect each other.

You can demand courtesy but you have to earn respect.

A compliance with the minutiae of military courtesy is a mark of well-disciplined troops.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Ah, whither shall a maiden flee, When a bold youth so swift pursues, And siege of tenderest courtesy, With hope perseverant, still renews!

A man who understands decorum and the courtesies is a great treasure; I hope to train and send into society as many such men as I can.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A moral, sensible, and well-bred manWill not affront me, and no other can.

Approved valor is made precious by natural courtesy.

ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim.

Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy, counsel, & countenance.

Ceremony is necessary in Courts, as the outwork and defense of manners.

Charity in various guises is an intruder the poor see often; but courtesy and delicacy are visitants with which they are seldom honored.

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

Courtesy and good-humour are often found with little real worth.

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

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

Courtesy is the politic witchery of great personages.

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own.

Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop.

Courtesy is breeding. Breeding is an excellent thing. Always remember that.

Courtesy is the due of man to man; not of suit-of-clothes to suit-of-clothes.

Curiosity and courtesy are very often at variance.

Dissembling courtesy! How fine this tyrant can trickle when she wounds!

Custom is a mutable thing; yet we readily recognize the permanence of certain social values. Graciousness and courtesy are never old-fashioned.

Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

Do thou restrain the haughty spirit in thy breast, for better far is gentle courtesy.

Curiosity in Rome is a form of courtesy.

Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought.

Courtesy which oft is found in lowly sheds, with smoky rafters, than in tapestry halls and courts of princes, where it first was named.