Quotes about Courtesy
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.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are not required.
— Joseph Wirthlin
It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
— John Henry Newman
Do not speak ill of the dead.
— Anonymous
My only hope was to be polite.
— Mark Vonnegut
You can disagree without being disagreeable.
— Zig Ziglar
When someone takes your time, it doesn't cost them anything, but it costs you everything.
— Jason Fried
Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.
— Rick Warren
Courtesy is respecting our differences, being considerate of each other's feelings, and being patient with people who irritate us.
— Rick Warren
They who sow courtesy reap friendship, and they who plant kindness gather love.
— St. Basil
Occasionally, family members treat each other with less courtesy and kindness than they do acquaintances or even strangers.
— Joseph Wirthlin
You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'
— Madeleine Albright