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The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war
When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war
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
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.
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
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.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
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.
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.