..courtesy is really an aspect of kindliness: small every day acts of refinement which show a concern for the feeling of others. (67:6)

"O people of God! I exhort you to courtesy. Courtesy is in the primary station, the lord of virtues. Blessed is he who is illumined with the light of courtesy, and is adorned with the mantle of uprightness! He who is endowed with courtesy is endowed with a great station." (Baha'u'llah) (67:7)

One of the most unpleasant and common manifestations of discourtesy is the habit of looking down on the views of others: the middle-aged snorting at the "nonsense" of the young, the young contemptuously dismissing the archaic sermons of their elders, the intellectual snob.. 067009@Beware! Beware! Lest ye offend any heart!
Beware! Beware! Lest ye hurt any soul!
Beware! Beware! Lest ye deal unkindly toward any person!
Beware! Beware! Lest ye be the cause of hopelessness to any creature!
Should one become the cause of grief to any one heart, or of despondency to any one soul, it were better to hide oneself in the lowest depths of the earth than to walk upon the earth." ('Abdul-Baha) (67:8)

Another common example of discourtesy is bad language and abuse.. (68:1)

"Defile not the tongue with cursing or execrating anyone and guard your eyes against that which is not worthy." (Baha'u'llah) (68:2)

The warm-hearted person, the man of kindliness and concern for others, will show it in generosity and charity. A sign of spiritual maturity is the degree to which we are attached to the well being of others rather than to our own material possessions. (68:3)

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