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.

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.

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.

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases read more

Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

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.

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.