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

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Courtesy Quotes

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according...

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; the only...

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it...

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Better to be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

Skepticism? Yes, but a saint is a skeptic once in twenty-four hours.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

A low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in...

Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in...