Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous.

Persian Proverb
9,574

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
581

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.

Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
284

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own.

John Wanamaker
210

I really appreciate the courtesy of allowing me to speak what I'm saying to you right now. That is part of what this country's about.

Harry Taylor
0

Princes of courtesy, merciful, proud and strong.

Henry Newbolt
0

We do it as a courtesy to the coaching staff.

Bob Hopkins
0

Thanks for all the police protection -- courtesy of G-Unit.

Fat Joe
0

Courtesy: Wishes not to be loved, but to be lovely; Not to be benefitted, but to be a benevolence.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
0

Courtesy demands reciprocity and this is essential in relations between countries.

Wang Yusheng
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Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

Jacques Maritain
0

Utmost courtesy and confidentiality.

Mark Childress
0

The greater man the greater courtesy.

Alfred Lord Tennyson
0

There has not been any of that so far, ... All the contenders have been treating each other with respect and courtesy.

Francis Maude
0

I think it's a courtesy, really.

Mike Bazinet
0

They call the overdraft fee a courtesy, which I don't really understand, because I couldn't think of any instance where I would say, 'Pay this amount and then I'll pay you $30,' .

Susan Murray
0

There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.

E. V. Lucas
0