People cannot stand up if they are rude, things cannot be done if they are rude, and a country cannot be peaceful if it is rude. ——Xunzi

We should be zealously committed to acting morally rather than talking about morality. ——Democritus

There are two kinds of peaceful violence, namely law and courtesy. ——Germany. Goethe

The way is to tell the truth, and to be harmonious is to be polite. ——The Analects of Confucius

Politeness makes polite people happy, and also makes people who are treated politely happy. ——F. Mendes

The journey of a gentleman is to cultivate one’s character through tranquility, and to cultivate one’s virtue through frugality. Without indifference, one cannot clear one’s ambitions, and without tranquility, one cannot reach far. ——Zhuge Liang

Rites govern the country, determine the country, order the people, and benefit heirs. ——Zuo Zhuan

Luxury always follows fornication, and fornication always follows luxury. ——Montesquieu

Be poor without flattery, be rich without arrogance. ——Zigong

Be careful not to say or do bad things even when you are alone, but to learn to be more shameful in front of yourself than in front of others. ——Democritus

I firmly believe that only virtuous citizens can pay an acceptable salute to their motherland. ——Rousseau

If a country is courteous, the country will be prosperous; if a family is courteous, the family will be prosperous; if the body is courteous, the body will be cultivated; if the heart is courteous, the heart will be peaceful. ——Qing Yan Yuan

People should be wise in wisdom, morally innocent, and physically clean. ——Chekhov

Having an open-minded, cheerful and civilized heart can make an ordinary and gloomy life interesting. Politeness pleases those who are polite and also those who are treated politely.

——Montesquieu