Quotes with courteous

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  • George Washington Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
    George Washington
    First president of the US (1732 - 1799)
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  • Mao Tse-Tung A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.
    Mao Tse-Tung
    Chinese politician (1893 - 1976)
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  • Malcolm X Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
    Malcolm X
    American activist (1925 - 1965)
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  • Abraham Lincoln Do not worry; eat three square meals a day; say your prayers; be courteous to your creditors; keep your digestion good; exercise; go slow and easy. Maybe there are other things your special case requires to make you happy, but my friend, these I reckon will give you a good lift.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Mark Twain I think a compliment ought to always precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures for the complaint a courteous and gentle reception.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • William Shakespeare I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Anne Grant I will provide friendly and courteous service and will work closely with all departments in the county. I will abide by the Texas Information Act in providing information to the public.
    Anne Grant
    Scottish poet and author (1755 - 1838)
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  • Francis Bacon If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Baltasar Gracián It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.
    Baltasar Gracián
    Spanish Jesuit and philosopher (1601 - 1658)
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  • Thomas J. Watson Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.
    Thomas J. Watson
    American Businessman, Founder of IBM (1874 - 1956)
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  • Alan Watts We are sick with fascination for the useful tools of names and numbers, of symbols, signs, conceptions and ideas. Meditation is therefore the art of suspending verbal and symbolic thinking for a time, somewhat as a courteous audience will stop talking when a concert is about to begin.
    Alan Watts
    English philosopher, priest and writer (1915 - 1973)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • A. Lawrence Lowell You will be courteous to your elders who have explored to the point from which you may advance; and helpful to your juniors who will progress farther by reason of your labors.
    A. Lawrence Lowell
    American educator and legal scholar (1856 - 1943)
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