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It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

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When a language creates as it does a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy of a community between the present and the past. ↗

— Christopher Ricks

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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

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

— Khaleda Zia

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

— Dumas Malone

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The American Dream, coupled with government subsidies of utilities and cheap consumer goods courtesy of slave labour somewhere else, has kept the poor huddled masses from rising up. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

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The grace of God is courtesy. ↗

— Hilaire Belloc

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

— Bryant H. McGill

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