#courtesy

Most problems are best solved privately, not through government. There's a problem of discourtesy in the world, which is best handled through social norms, which are indispensable. But you wouldn't want the government to be mandating courtesy. ↗

— Cass Sunstein

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Princes of courtesy, merciful, proud and strong. ↗

— Henry Newbolt

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It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy. ↗

— Khaleda Zia

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Passion and courtesy are two polar opposite traits that serve to balance each other into a full-blooded whole. Without socialization, passion is a crude barbarian, and without passion, the elegant and polite are dead. Allow both passion and courtesy into your life in equal measure, and be complete. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

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

— Dumas Malone

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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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Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness. ↗

— Bryant McGill

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Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. ↗

— Jacques Maritain

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No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

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

— Lawrence Goldstone

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