Quotes about Courtesy

Quotes and Poetry about Courtesy
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 “Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.”   - Lady Montague

“Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.”   - Theodore Roosevelt

“The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are not required.”   - Joseph B. Wirthlin    

“All doors open to courtesy.”   - Thomas Fuller

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.   - Saint Basil

“Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.”  - Henry Clay 

“As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.”   - Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Talk to strangers politely... Every friend you have now was once a stranger, although not every stranger becomes a friend.” - Israelmore Ayivor

“Not only the footwear, wear also the courtesy, respect, and gratitude in your heart while stepping out of home.” - Rupali Desai

“Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.”  - Francois de La Rochefoucauld