We must be courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.
Any man can be kind when he is comfortable. I'd always thought kindness a trivial virtue, therefore. But when we were hungry, thirsty, sick, frightened, with our deaths shouting at us, in the heart of horror, you were still as unfailingly courteous as a gentleman at ease before his own hearth.
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.
Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.
I was told that Federalist Society conventions were intellectually serious, courteous, and open to various points of view, and that has certainly been my experience.
We are being at once wisely aware of our own frivolity if we avoid hitting and whacking and prefer 'striking' and 'smiting'; talk and chat and prefer 'speech' and 'discourse'; well-bred, brilliant, or polite noblemen (visions of snobbery columns in the Press, and fat men on the Riviera) and prefer the 'worthy, brave and courteous men' of long ago.
Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is courteous.
If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young.
A wise man in his house should find a wife gentle and courteous, or no wife at all.
To do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way; to do some things better than they were ever done before; to eliminate errors; to know both sides of the question; to be courteous; to be an example; to work for the love of work; to anticipate requirements; to develop resources; to recognize no impediments; to master circumstances; to act from reason rather than rule; to be satisfied with nothing short of perfection.
I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.
Something happens inside of us when we are courteous and deferential toward others. It is all part of a refining process, which if persisted in, will change our very natures.
The common people say, that physicians are the class of people who kill other men in the most polite and courteous manner.
A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man.
Says the rude child: "No, I won't do it. " Says the courteous grown-up: "Yes, I won't do it.
A courteous, yet harrowing Grace, As Guest, that would be gone
Be kind. Be courteous. Love others and be happy. It's that simple.
Dress your best on your execution day. Be extremely courteous to your assistant when you lose money. Try not to blame others for your fate, even if they deserve blame. Never exhibit any self-pity. Do not complain.
