Quotes on Courtesy Manners

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

Life is short but there is always time for courtesy.

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

The greater man the greater courtesy.

Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy.