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Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined;Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.
Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined;Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.
Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is ... opening a door that we may derive instruction from read more
Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is ... opening a door that we may derive instruction from the example of others, and at the same time enabling us to benefit them by our example, if there be anything in our character worthy of imitation.
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.
No one is too big to be courteous, but some are too little
No one is too big to be courteous, but some are too little
Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop
Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your read more
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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.
Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.
Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.
