Quotes About Courtesy

It is so easy to thank people, said Mma Ramotswe, passing the letter over to Mma Makutsi, and most people don't bother to do it. They don't thank the person who does something for them. They just take it for granted.

Gratitude was a lost art, she felt. People accepted things, took them as their right, and had forgotten how to give proper thanks.

Offering a lady a chair was one way of showing that this work was appreciated, and that strength and brute force—at which men generally tended to excel—was not the only thing that counted. Respect for ladies tamed men, and there were many men who were sorely in need of taming; that was well known, said Mma Ramotswe.

Why are there fewer and fewer gentlemen?' 'It is our fault...it is the fault of the ladies. ... Because we have allowed men to stop behaving as gentlemen, and when you allow people to do what they wish, then that is what they do. They stop doing the things they need to do. ... That is well-known, I think, Mma.

Punctuality is the politness of kings p.154

Here's a bit of advice... When a woman invites you into her home... and you don't seduce her... don't seduce another woman, darling, certainly not under the same roof. It's bad manners - ungallant to say the least,

good manners are the moisturizer of life.

Think back to some encounter you had today in your office, in a store, with a servant or tradesman in your home. Try to remember just the form your request took. Making all due allowances for courtesy, or for the respectfulness due to superiors and elders, was there not in addition a tentativeness about your request? Didn't you ask for coöperation in such a way as to leave room for refusal, or grudging action, or for being ignored?

DO take the initiative and introduce yourself to the people you don't know. DO say your first and last names: "Hello, I'm Heather Wells." This saves the other person from asking, "What's your last name?" DO be inclusive and greet the people you know, even if you saw them just hours earlier.

DON'T gang up on the other person and enlist others to your side just to prove that you're right. DON'T raise your voice. DON'T respond sarcastically. DON'T take a difference of opinion personally.

It's best to take a potted plant or flowers already arranged in a vase. Avoid arriving with an unarranged bouquet of flowers, as the host will have to find a vase, trim the stems, and arrange the flowers. This unexpected chore, coupled with answering the door and checking on dinner, can be stressful for even the most seasoned host.

Doorman - a genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one left for the tip.

Oscar Wilde once defined a gentleman as one who never insulted somebody else accidentally.

Six essential qualities that are the key to success Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.

The only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to conceal the intensity of his obsession from all except those similarly afflicted.

I treat others exactly the way I want to be treated.

Life is short but there is always time for courtesy.

Life is all about manners. Nothing else matters.

Lord Sedgecroft--" "Ssh. It isn't polite to interrupt me when I'm kissing you.

Buy me stuff and I'll be nicer

When the people of our hills visit an individual for any particular purpose, as for instance to show their gratitude or to express their thanks, it is customary for them not to go on their mission empty handed.A rose, a marigold, or a few petals of either flower, suffices, and the gift is proffered in hands cupped together.

My own children wouldn't think of dropping in without calling to see if I'm busy.

The most famous courtesy book is Il Cortegiano by Baldassare Castiglione, published in 1528.

Drinking your milk and talking at the same time may result in your having to be patted on the back and dried for quite a long time afterwords.