#courtesy

The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness. ↗

— Dumas Malone

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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

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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. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy. ↗

— Edward V. Lucas

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Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. ↗

— Jacques Maritain

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All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order. ↗

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Love may fail, but courtesy will prevail. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut Jailbird

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You can demand courtesy but you have to earn respect. ↗

— Lawrence Goldstone

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A paparazzo once jumped out of a car and started running backward with me. I slowed down out of courtesy because she started drifting into the street. I reached out my hand and moved her back so she didn't get hit by a bus. ↗

— Sean Astin

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If you treat with courtesy your equal, who is privileged to resent an impertinence, how much more cautious should you be to your dependents, from whom you demand a respectful demeanor. ↗

— Robert Chambers

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