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Quotes About Courtesy

A kind, courteous Christian is the most powerful argument that can be produced in favor of Christianity.
~ Ellen G. White
The conduct of some professed Christians is so lacking in kindness and courtesy that their good is evil spoken of.
~ Ellen G. White
Civility, it is said, means obeying the unenforceable.
~ Ellen Goodman
Parisians stand to the side of an opening train door, waiting for passengers to exit, rather than elbowing their way on. They form neat lines at the grocery store. I seem to be the only jaywalker in the city. But let one of them behind a steering wheel Ã¢â'¬Â¦ everything changes. Held up in traffic for more than thirty seconds, a Parisian goes berserk and honks until the surrounding buildings shake.
~ Eloisa James
Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.
~ Elvis Costello
Anyone who is hateful rather than loveful is most likely to be discourteous. That is to say, he or she is most probable to be rude and as well to lack consideration, sympathy and respect for others. Therefore, be loveful for life and never hateful. ~Emeasoba George
~ Emeasoba George
Confidence is one thing, disrespect is quite another.
~ baldacci david iii
Me es difícil resistirme a estas muestras de buenos modales. Tengo la impresión de que estas personas tan bien educadas jamás podrían hacerle nada malo a nadie. Yendo un poco más lejos, parece que sepan discernir a quién sí pueden hacérselo.
~ Banana Yoshimoto
Eriko raised me that way," he said, laughing. "If I didn't open the door for her, she'd get mad and refuse to get in the car." "Even though she was a man!" I said, laughing. "Right, right, even though she was a man.
~ Banana Yoshimoto
Oooohh, I'm sorry Kazuha-chan. I don't think I can be a gentleman. (kiss)
~ Banri Hidaka
It seemed a shame to have you losing a chance to use those good manners you learned from your grandmother.
~ Barbara Cameron
Not that the making of tea can ever really be regarded as a petty or trivial matter and Miss Clovis did seem to have been seriously at fault.
~ Barbara Pym
Although invariably kind and courteous he had the air of seeming not to be particularly interested in human beings – a somewhat doubtful quality in a parish priest, though it had its advantages.
~ Barbara Pym
Party animosity was concealed under a veil of studied courtesy.
~ Barbara W. Tuchman
Polite fictions are very important for dragons.
~ Bard Bloom
to disagree one doesnt have to be disagreeable
~ Barry Goldwater
The Joker Never rub another man's rhubarb.
~ Batman
As with email, the recipient of a texted question seems to have the option to ignore it, while nevertheless saying, 'Hello, lovely day,' and so on.
~ Lynne Truss
If somebody is good to me, I'll reciprocate. What's the harm? If somebody says 'Hello' to me, I won't turn my back on him.
~ Jennifer Winget
I don't mind being recognised, as long as people are nice. I do like meeting people; it's just that some people are a bit disrespectful... Sometimes it's like, I'm having a roast dinner, and someone's taking a picture of me. I don't mind taking pictures, but just ask. Otherwise, it's a bit weird.
~ Rag'n'Bone Man
I think it's corny and cheesy for a dude to holler at a girl. That's just disrespectful in my mind. I may talk to girls, but I don't hang with girls; I don't date girls. I haven't really found anybody.
~ Rob Kardashian
People come up to me sometimes and ask for a picture but don't even say hello. They sort of forget that I'm a person.
~ Zac Brown
Today, youths say 'Hi and Bye' even to their parents. Instead, they should touch parents' feet as a mark of respect.
~ Rajnath Singh
You get on an elevator with someone, you say hi to them, you speak to them. You give respect. That's just how I've always been.
~ Quinn Cook