Quotes About Courtesy

He glanced at me as if he knew more than he cared to say and realized the absurdity of communication, acknowledged the introduction with a courtly bow, and continued his search for misprints.

Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been lent to you.

but the first rule about a black woman's hair is you don't talk about a black woman's hair. And the second rule is you don't ever touch a black woman's hair without getting written permission first. And that includes after sex, marriage, or death for that matter. This courtesy is not reciprocated.

To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

But one does not dress for private company as for a public ball. 'Tis perhaps only negligence.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.

Particularly when it comes to the regulatory environment, being a jerk doesn't actually get you very far.

I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.

People in England have a lot of respect. It is relaxed here.

If a man holds a door open for me or pulls back a chair so that this old bag can sit down, I'm delighted.

You cannot force anybody to honour somebody. You can only ask.

You just have to stay humble.

I'm not really big on humiliating assistant coaches in front of everybody.

Humility is important.

There's a part of martial arts where we need humility and respect.

How are you, it wasn't a courtesy, it was an existential question.

I realized what a decadence it was, to refuse to answer a question. No thanks, don't want to talk about that and the worst you get is someone thinks you're rude.

Once you've crossed state lines, you don't phone to ask if you can drop in.

Blaise rather liked the way that manners had been pared down to their essentials.

You already have one asshole, you don't need another one

You may have heard the saying, 'When you're in love, smoke gets in your eyes.' Well when you're talking, smoke gets in your eyes and ears. Once you're on a roll, it's very easy to not notice that you've worn out your welcome.

Etiquette is all human social behavior. If you're a hermit on a mountain, you don't have to worry about etiquette; if somebody comes up the mountain, then you've got a problem. It matters because we want to live in reasonably harmonious communities.

You see people in the left lane, and as long as they are on the speed limit, they stay there. Get in the right lane and let people pass you - let the police worry about somebody who wants to speed. Don't force them pass in the right lane and zig zag, which can create an accident, just because you think you're correct.