Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.


On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.


I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Monday, September 22, 2008

COURTESY

The grace of God is Courtesy. ………Hilaire Belloc

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage ……. Theodore Roosevelt

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones
which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. …….Henry Clay

If a man be gracious and Courteous to strangers,
it shows he is a citizen of the world. …….Francis Bacon, Sr.

The measure of a truly great man,
Is the Courtesy with which he treats lesser men. …….Author Unknown

There is no outward sign of true Courtesy,
that does not rest on a deep moral foundation. …….. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life is not so short but that there is always time for Courtesy. ……..Ralph Waldo Emerson

He who sows courtesy reaps friendship,
and he who plants kindness gathers love …….Proverb

When Courtesy is better understood and appreciated, there will be no war. ……..Confucius

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of Courtesy …….Jacques Maritain

There can be no defense like elaborate Courtesy. ...... E. V. Lucas.

Courtesy is a silver lining;
around the dark clouds of civilization; …….Bryant H. McGill

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones,
Which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciative heart. …….Henry Clay

Courtesy should be a continuous action,
not something to be turned on and off like a faucet. ……Author Unknown

Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness. …….Honore De Balzac

To be humble to superiors is duty;
To equals, Courtesy to inferiors; nobleness. …….Benjamin Franklin

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