Quotes About Courtesy

Argument involves the true respect that comes from treating others as adults who can cope with challenging ideas and expecting them to treat you with a similar courtesy.

The ignoramus believes that the expression "aristocratic manners" signified insolent behavior; whoever investigates discovers that the expression signified courtesy, refinement, dignity.

Vulgarity consists as much in disrespecting what deserves respect as in respecting what does not deserve it.

Don't interrupt, but be interruptible.

It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.

Sorel: I wish she hadn't sent me the beastly book, I must say something nice about it. Simon : The binding's very dashing.

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become. Except in cases of necessity, which are rare, leave your friend to learn unpleasant things from his enemies they are ready enough to tell them.

Oh, come, darling,' Guy protested, 'I didn't want to marry Sophie, but one has to be polite.

Many would never speak with a full mouth, but do it with an empty head

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

Polite lies, polite lies! They are the decorous garment, and the fitting food, of the world. To be in the fashion, I shall have to treat you to them before I have done.

He possessed that quality in his profanity of not offending by it.

Dr. MacBride had a manner of saying "pardon me," which rendered forgiveness well-nigh impossible.

How are you? My father could say this quicker than anybody. He was always the first to say how are you, provided the occasion called for it, and he saw his chance. Thanks to this skill, he was made ambassador to England ...

If there is one thing I dislike, it is the man who tries to air his grievances when I wish to air mine.

Magozzi tried to grimace away a growing headache. He wanted to curl up in a ball in the corner, but when Gino was on a fishing expedition for mermaids, you had to throw in a courtesy line.

Few things would gratify me as much as a rediscovered respect for things belonging to others. Not abusing the property of others (or that of the community) is one of the ways in which we respect others. It is an essential part of being considerate guests, no matter where we are: in an airplane, in a friend's home, in a movie theater, in a doctor's office, in a public library, or in a public square.

We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light (p. 41).

yielding our seat on a bus whenever it seems appropriate; alerting the person sitting behind us on a plane when we are about to lower the back of our seat; standing close to the right-side handrail on an escalator; stopping to give directions to someone who is lost; stopping at red lights; disagreeing with poise; yielding with grace when losing an argument, these diverse behaviors are all imbued with the spirit of civility.

OUR MAGIC WORDS are 'please' and 'thank you'. The French have those, plus two more: 'hello' and 'goodbye'. They're especially zealous about making their children say 'bonjour' as soon as they walk into somebody's house. Children don't get to slouch in under the cover of their parents' greeting.

other people have needs and feelings too – such as the simple need to be acknowledged. Bonjour also sets the tone for a child to observe other rules of civility.

Dizer Bonjour é reconhecera humanidade da outra pessoa. É sinalizar que você a vê como pessoa, não como alguém que tem que servir você.

Avoid castigating your child in front of others.

Never give Advice, Unless you are asked for it .