Quote#Courage
Of courtesy it is much less
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Verses (1910), "Courtesy".
English (original)
Of courtesy it is much less Than courage of heart or holiness Yet in my walks it seems to me That the Grace of God is in courtesy.
— Hilaire Belloc
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