"It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice."

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"It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice."

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"I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to his door he is entitled to the courtesy of a visit."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

Courtesy, Gold, Key, Man

"There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy."

Edward V. Lucas, American Writer

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"Whether it's eight o'clock in the morning or eight o'clock at night, I always try to greet others before they have a chance to speak to me."

Zig Ziglar, American Author

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"A man worth his salt will treat a lady like a lady and make the effort to be a gentleman. While independent women are fully capable of being self-reliant, the majority whom I know appreciate being treated with respect, consideration, and chivalry. For the women who yearn for the old-fashioned, good-hearted, chivalrous guy, I promise, they do exist."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Courtesy, Chivalry, Truth, Happiness, Power

"It is unimpressive to interrupt another person while they are talking. Interrupting someone in mid-sentence demonstrates that your focus is on yourself, not the person talking. I had a friend who used a humorous retort whenever someone would interrupt him. He would graciously, albeit sarcastically, say, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to speak while you were interrupting. It always got a laugh, yet he was cleverly letting the intruder know of his infraction without being too confrontational."

Susan C. Young, American Author

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"I sometimes get the feeling that he was less pleased by kindness itself than by the elegance of the gesture."

Donna Tartt, American Novelist

Courtesy, Kindness, Aesthetics, Behavior, Observation

"It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it."

W. C. Fields, American Comedian

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"The only true source of politeness is consideration."

William Gilmore Simms, American Novelist

Courtesy, Consideration, Politeness

"All doors open to courtesy."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Courtesy, Open

"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, Scottish Writer

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"He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything."

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"To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else."

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"Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself."

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"There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one."

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"Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave."

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"At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all."

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"Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side."

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"I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to his door he is entitled to the courtesy of a visit."

"There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy."

"Whether it's eight o'clock in the morning or eight o'clock at night, I always try to greet others before they have a chance to speak to me."

"I sometimes get the feeling that he was less pleased by kindness itself than by the elegance of the gesture."

"It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it."

"The only true source of politeness is consideration."

"All doors open to courtesy."

"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."

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"Work is the price which is paid for reputation."

"True knowledge lies in knowing how to live."

"To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth."

"He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything."

"To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else."

"Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself."

"There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one."

"Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave."

"At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all."

"Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side."