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.

Quote by Bryant H McGill

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Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.

Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.

There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where...

There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where...

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to...

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to...

One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question...

One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question...

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts.

The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts.

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

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

Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but...

Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but...

Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man...

Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man...

It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely...

It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely...

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.

A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.

The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in...

The test of a belief is not exclusively in the belief itself, but also in...

I have never read for entertainment, but rather for understanding and to satisfy my eager...

I have never read for entertainment, but rather for understanding and to satisfy my eager...

Most people do not actually know how to think for themselves, and unfortunately that prevents...

Most people do not actually know how to think for themselves, and unfortunately that prevents...

Yearning for the seemingly impossible is the path to human progress.

Yearning for the seemingly impossible is the path to human progress.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is...

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is...

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

There's a tear in his eye that refuses to fall. If it would land on...

There's a tear in his eye that refuses to fall. If it would land on...

At the close of life the question will be not how much have you got,...

At the close of life the question will be not how much have you got,...

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you...

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...