Quotes about Courtesy
Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”
- Genesis 24:33
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
- Job 32:4
Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.
- Proverbs 25:17
“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
- Luke 14:8
Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
- Luke 14:9
But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
- Luke 14:10
When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
- Acts 18:20
And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.
- 1 Corinthians 14:30
Develop an 'attitude of gratitude.' Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.
- Brian Tracy
Something happens inside of us when we are courteous and deferential toward others. It is all part of a refining process, which if persisted in, will change our very natures.
- Gordon Hinckley
It is difficult to remember all, and ungracious to omit any.
- Cicero
when a subject corrects his prelate, he ought to do so in a becoming manner, not with impudence and harshness but with gentleness and respect. . . .
- Peter Kreeft