“It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you a...” — Baltasar Gracian Quote

“It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.”

“It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.”

“True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.”

“The tactics we were able to use in the 1960s, 1970s - let's have a campaign, mobilize everybody and, therefore, social pressure - stop littering, or stop spitting, or be courteous to one another: I am not sure that kind of approach will work anymore.”

“Kanpurites are courteous hosts and they know how to honour their guests.”

“I always enjoy speaking at schools. The questions are usually direct but courteous and designed to elicit an answer rather than to simply impress the friends of whoever is asking them.”