Quotes About Courtesy

Hope, politeness, the blowing of a nose, the squeak of a boot, all produce "boum.

My only hope was to be polite.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

If an Englishman gets run down by a truck he apologizes to the truck.

When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.

I'd shake his hand, but I think that's what's holding up his pants.

Honor is kind of what you get when you weaponize manners

I am always a perfect gentleman. If you ever want me to not be a perfect gentlemen, you'll have to ask and not be crying when you do.

I watched you undress. Shame on you!

If you are going to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

In my opinion, kissing a lady's hand is a fine tradition. After all, a man must start somewhere.

Pardon me Mam, I'm new in town, could you please show me the way to your house?

Monthly, out of common courtesy, he went to inquire after the invalid Charles, who refused either to die or get better.

A tip for increased sales or in situations of life or death: Try to always refer to the lady as Miss. or Ms. Using the term: Ma'am could piss her off.

Sorry. Didn't mean to step on any dead toes.

The trouble with dead people today is they have no sense of decorum

Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot.

Manners are about imagination, ultimately. They are about imagining being the other person.

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.