Quotes About Courtesy

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

Gentleman. A man who buys two of the same morning paper from the doorman of his favorite nightclub when he leaves with his girl.

My mother taught me to treat a lady respectfully.

A chair must be really important as an object, because my mother always told me to offer my chair to a lady

As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.

Treat everyone you meet as though they are the most important person you'll meet that day.

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.

Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.

I can count on one hand the number of people who wrote me a thank you letter after having an interview, and I gave almost all of them a job.

It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy

Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.

Manners are not idle, but the fruit of loyal and of noble mind.

The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.

May your homes be filled with peace, harmony, courtesy, and love. May they be filled with the Spirit of the Lord.

Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.

My biggest pet peeve is inconsiderate people.

Respect everyone if you want to be respected.

To be respected, respect others.

PLEASE and THANK YOU...two polite phrases which are slowly disappearing from our vocabulary.

It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

I never let my politics supersede my manners.

Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: "One can disagree without being disagreeable."

Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much.