Quotes About Civility

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business.

The King's 1606 patent for Virginia explained that the purpose of their mission to the New World was that: So noble a work may, by the Providence of God, hereafter tend to the glorie of his divine majestie, in propagating of Christian religion to such people as sit in darkness and miserable ignorance of the true knowledge and worship of God, and may in time bring the infidels and savages (living in those parts) to human civility and quiet government.20

others is required, it probably indicates a lack of courtesy—that is, a lack of manners.

We were so raw that we could be seduced by civility.

Society before the war showed signs of becoming what French sociey before the Revolution had been – curious, gay, tolerant, reckless and reasonably cynical. After the war I suppose it will be none of these things … The war has ruined our little patch of civility as thoroughly as a revolution could have done.

Not to be rich, not to be famous, not to be mighty, not even to be happy, but to be civilized--that was the dream of his life.

Our nation is built from the ground up to handle political disagreement. It is not built to endure mass-scale dishonesty and vindictiveness.

Discussion and debate have been replaced with yelling and demonizing.

The most identifying trait of humanity is our abilty to be inhumane to one another.

Southerners have many fine qualities, charm and civility among them, and a sense of the tragic....

While criticising, one must not abuse.

I would never advocate violence on Trump or anyone.

I don't like aggressive humor or mean humor.

La falta de vida social es uno de los inconvenientes de la vida rural. Cuando no se está obligado a hacer por el prójimo esos pequeños sacrificios exigidos por la urbanidad y el arreglo personal, se acaba por adquirir la costumbre de no preocuparse por los demás.

The world may be mean, but people don't have to be, not if they refuse.

During last night's debate, John Kerry and John Edwards were so friendly to each other some political experts think that they may end up running together. In fact Kerry and Edwards were so friendly, President Bush accused them of planning a gay marriage.

Straightforwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.

Etiquette, Seward had once told Jamison, was all that mattered. Ideologies waxed and waned, religions developed and eroded, political parties rose and fell from power. Only courtesy remained one of the few things valued by all civilized men.

More than ever, we have big houses and broken homes, high incomes and low morale, secured rights and diminished civility. We excel at making a living but often fail at making a life. We celebrate our prosperity but yearn for a purpose. We cherish our freedoms but long for connection. In an age of plenty, we feel spiritual hunger.

Even when there's disagreements politically or among veterans or among advocacy organizations, let's agree to do that respectfully and show care and compassion to those who have served us.

I'm so British and polite that creating a scene or being confrontational is so not my vibe.

You may put a man in a cravat, teach him manners, and make him attend a soiree, but hardly any of us are truly civilized.

We've had this conversation already and watch your mouth, you fuckhead, there's a lady here.

Civil debate is a healthy and democratic process. If one cannot make one's point without yelling, name-calling, or insulting others, one should develop a stronger argument before speaking further.