Quotes About Courtesy

In what I do I may appear to be interfering with you, and I hope you will forgive me for doing so.

CHAPTER XX THERE ARE CONVENANCES

Mmm," he said vaguely, trying to sound polite but disinterested.

No violence, gentlemen — no violence, I beg of you! Consider the furniture!

The statesman received us with that old-fashioned courtesy for which he is remarkable, and seated us on the two luxuriant lounges on either side of the fireplace. Standing on the rug between us, with his slight, tall figure, his sharp features, thoughtful face, and curling hair prematurely tinged with gray, he seemed to represent that not too common type, a nobleman who is in truth noble.

However, I guess your time is of value, and we did not meet to talk about the cut of my socks.

To my surprise, the young lady held up her gloved hand to detain me. If your friend, she said, would be good enough to stop, he might be of inestimable service to me.

Shevraeth himself was there to bid us farewell--a courtesy I could have done without.

She already told me that she doesn't have to be nice, so why do I? Because my mother raised me right? That's why wolves always win. Because the rest of us mind our manners and get devoured for our efforts.

Say Morg--you mind if I use the rest of your bath salts? There's only a little left.

Around her the trees and wild flowers, with that oddly courteous air of natural things suddenly interrupted in their pressing occupations of growing and dying, turned toward her with attention, as though, dull and imperceptive as she was, it was still necessary for them to be gentle to a creation so unfortunate as not to be rooted in the ground, forced to go from one place to another, heart-breakingly mobile. Idly

said. 'To make someone lose face is unforgivable.' The

It is the German who is so uncourteous to his verbs

Those who remarked in the countenance of this young hero a dissolute audacity mingled with extreme haughtiness ... could not yet deny to his countenance that sort of comeliness which belongs to an open set of features, well formed by nature, modeled by art to the usual rules of courtesy, yet so far frank and honest, that they seemed as if they disclaimed to conceal the natural working of the soul.

And maybe now you'll start treating everybody with respect. Not just the people you think are important.

He was so excessively polite that Wallendar suspected he had endured many humiliations in his life.

Life could have been way easier if we can just use "Please, do not disturb" sign in our social lives!

It's not about being educated, it's about being civilised.

In a company of children and grown-ups, the latter are those who should demonstrate good manners and always let the children speak first.

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own.

Who can begin conventional amiability the first thing in the morning?

Leaning forward in your chair when someone is trying to squeeze behind you isn't enough. You also have to move the chair.

At a four-way stop sign, the person with the prettiest eyes has the right of way

Friends and colleagues meet halfway. Men (real men) pick up women at their apartments or offices for dates.