Quotes about Courtesy
As the streets that lead from the Strand to the Embankment are very narrow, it is better not to walk down them arm-in-arm.
— Virginia Woolf
Gran was just being polite. Southern people are supposed to be polite and gracious. She's trying to show me how to be the same way.
— Lauraine Snelling
Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners
— Laurence Sterne
I ain't took so many year to make a gentleman, not without knowing what's due to him.
— Charles Dickens
How do you do, ma'am?" said the captain. "I am very glad to see you. I have come a long way to see you.
— Charles Dickens
When complimented, a sincere "thank you" is the only response required.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
[At a young age] I had learned enough about women to know not to pressure them when they're thinking something out; they'll tell you when they're ready.
— Malcolm X
Treat everyone on Earth like you're staying in their home. Because you are.
— Jen Sincero
Man who fart in church, sit in pew.
— Confucius
It starts when you begin to overlook good manners. Any time you quit hearing Sir and Mam the end is pretty much in sight...
— Cormac McCarthy
Hurting a man in his dignity is a crime.
— Dale Carnegie
Say 'Hello' in tones that bespeak how pleased you are to have the person call.
— Dale Carnegie