A Quote by Julia McNair Wright

true courtesy ... is real kindness kindly expressed.

Julia McNair Wright

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Julia McNair Wright
American - Author
1840 - 1903

To friends and eke to foes true kindness show; No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do; Harshness will alienate a bosom friend. And kindness reconcile a deadly foe.

Omar Khayyam

Courtesy is doing that which nothing under the sun makes you do but human kindness. Courtesy springs from the heart; if the mind prompts the action, there is a reason; if there be a reason, it is not courtesy, for courtesy has no reason. Courtesy is good will, and good will is prompted by the heart full of love to be kind. Only the generous man is truly courteous. He gives freely without a thought of receiving anything in return.

B. C. Forbes

The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are not required.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

If kindness has falseness at its base, it is no longer kindness. It is labored courtesy.

Piero Ferrucci

I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness.

William Penn

They who sow courtesy reap friendship, and they who plant kindness gather love.

Saint Basil

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

Mencius

True love blooms when we care more about another person than we care about ourselves. That is Christ's great atoning example for us, and it ought to be more evident in the kindness we show, the respect we give, and the selflessness and courtesy we employ in our personal relationships.

Jeffrey R. Holland

Much of our love is confined to mere lip service and dreams of good deeds accomplished, but true love must be expressed in unselfish acts of kindness that bring others closer to our Heavenly Father.

Jack H. Goaslind

I'll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.

Herman Melville

Courtesy is fine and heaven knows we need more and more of it in a rude and frenetic world, but mechanized courtesy is as pallid as Pablum ... in fact, it isn't even courtesy.

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Courtesy should be apparent in all our actions and words and in all aspects of daily life. But be courtesy, I do not mean rigid, cold formality. Courtesy in the truest sense is selfless concern for the welfare and physical and mental comfort of the other person.

Mas Oyama

Occasionally, family members treat each other with less courtesy and kindness than they do acquaintances or even strangers.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Let your brilliance be expressed through kindness.

Bryant H. McGill

The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being.

Eknath Easwaran

Japanese affection is not uttered in words; it scarcely appears even in the tone of voice; it is chiefly shown in acts of exquisite courtesy and kindness.

Lafcadio Hearn

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