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Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.
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.
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.
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.
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
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
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.
We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give read more
We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.
Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop
Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop