Mary Wortley Montagu Quotes

Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than compliments of civility.

Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.

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

There is nothing costs less than civility.

I encourage courtesy. To accept nothing less than courtesy, and to give nothing less than courtesy.

to be civilized is to be incapable of giving unnecessary offense, it is to have some quality of consideration for all who cross our path.

Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.

Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things.

There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.

There's no excuse for rudeness.

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.

I think the thing I miss most in our age is our manners. It sounds so old-fashioned in a way. But even bad people had good manners in the old days, and manners hold a community together, and manners hold a family together; in a way, they hold the world together.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

People are pretty respectful for the most part.

Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.

Politeness is, you know, is a wonderful thing. Manners are in fact, really important thing. But remember, Jesus didn't have many manners as we now know.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.

The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones.

My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work for you, peers. Be classy.

Good manners don't cost nothing.

When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.

Politeness is the chief sign of culture.

In his heart, he knew that there was no reason to be impolite to someone, even if they did work for you. There was such a thing as manners after all.

rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter on to a hot plate - it slid and melted away.