Civility

22 Inspiring Quotes about

showing regard for others by politeness and courtesy in speech and conduct

The whole country wants civility. Why don’t we have it? … One answer is the unwillingness to restrain oneself. Everybody wants other people to be polite to them, but they want the freedom of not having to be polite to others.
(Judith Martin)
If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that’s uncivil.
(Richard Dreyfuss)
Civility…does not require you to agree with or approve of anything… You just have to treat your neighbor the same way you would want your neighbor to treat your grandmother, or your child.
(Barbara Brown Taylor)
…tell them, clearly and with civility, why you think they are totally, utterly and disastrously wrong.
(Julian Baggini)
Rudeness is the weak person’s imitation of strength.
(Eric Hoffer)
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
(Mahatma Gandhi)
The true greatness of a person…is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are not required.
(Joseph B. Wirthlin)
Civility costs nothing and buys everything.
(Mary Wortley Montagu)
Who has not been the embarrassed guest at family meals where the father or mother treated their grown-up offspring with an incivility which, offered to any other young people, would simply have terminated the acquaintance?
(C. S. Lewis)
Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.
(Amit Kalantri)
Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It’s about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.
(Jim Leach)
Who sows courtesy reaps friendship.
(Saint Basil)
All doors open to courtesy.
(Thomas Fuller)
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
(Madame de Stael)
Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it.
(Ted Koppel)
…be very careful that grace and politeness do not merge into a banality of behavior…
(Bono)
Be civilized. Grudges are for Neanderthals.
(Hubert Humphrey)
No matter who it is or what you think of them, never rejoice at the pain of others. It lowers you…
(John Patrick Hickey)
True politeness consists in being easy one’s self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.
(Alexander Pope)
Life is short, but there is always time for courtesy.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
If we want people to accept us as we are, then we should afford the same courtesy to them.
(Norhafsah Hamid)
Readily ignore the faults of others, but avoid falling short yourself.
(Erasmus)

CIVILITY

showing regard for others by politeness and courtesy in speech and conduct

The whole country wants civility. Why don’t we have it? … One answer is the unwillingness to restrain oneself. Everybody wants other people to be polite to them, but they want the freedom of not having to be polite to others.

If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that’s uncivil.

Civility…does not require you to agree with or approve of anything… You just have to treat your neighbor the same way you would want your neighbor to treat your grandmother, or your child.

…tell them, clearly and with civility, why you think they are totally, utterly and disastrously wrong.

Rudeness is the weak person’s imitation of strength.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.

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

Civility costs nothing and buys everything.

Who has not been the embarrassed guest at family meals where the father or mother treated their grown-up offspring with an incivility which, offered to any other young people, would simply have terminated the acquaintance?

Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It’s about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Who sows courtesy reaps friendship.

All doors open to courtesy.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it.

…be very careful that grace and politeness do not merge into a banality of behavior…

Be civilized. Grudges are for Neanderthals.

No matter who it is or what you think of them, never rejoice at the pain of others. It lowers you…

True politeness consists in being easy one’s self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

Life is short, but there is always time for courtesy.

If we want people to accept us as we are, then we should afford the same courtesy to them.

Readily ignore the faults of others, but avoid falling short yourself.

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