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courtesies

«Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart»
«Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own»
«Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.»
«Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game»
«The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.»
«Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy, counsel, & countenance.»
«He that is weary, let him sit. / My soul would stir / And trade in courtesies and wit.»
«He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love»
«Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy»
«Manhood is melted into courtesies, valor into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too.»