Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous

Quote by Persian Proverb

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Luck is infatuated with the efficient.

Luck is infatuated with the efficient.

One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.

One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with...

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with...

I murmured because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no...

I murmured because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no...

Thinking is the essence of wisdom

Thinking is the essence of wisdom

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun...

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun...

The man who speaks the truth is always at ease

The man who speaks the truth is always at ease

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake

A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the wrong...

A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the wrong...

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

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

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

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

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

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

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.