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Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop
Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop
Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.
We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give read more
We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.
He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love
He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love
True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.
True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.
Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation read more
Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for read more
It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.