Character and Conduct – 23 July – Courtesy

COURTESY.   This is Love in society, Love in relation to etiquette.   ‘Love doth not behave itself unseemly.’  Politeness has been defined as love in trifles.   Courtesy is said to be love in little things.   And the one secret of politeness is to love.   Love cannot behave itself unseemly.

The Greatest Thing in the World, HENRY DRUMMOND

THE nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

O. W. HOLMES

KINDNESS is the principle of tact, and respect for others the condition of ‘savoir-vivre.’

Amiel’s Journal

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

EMERSON

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These quotes are from ‘Character and Conduct’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.

Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1905 as a follow up to her volume of Daily Readings for members of the Being and Doing Guild who asked for an additional volume

In her preface Whishaw writes:

‘This collection of noble thoughts expressed by men and women of past and present ages who have endeavoured to leave the world a little better than they found it.’

It is my hope in publishing them here readers may be inspired to imitate the example of the authors.