Now courtesy is not an art, and still less is it an artiface. We cannot ‘put it on.’ It is not a work but a fruit. It is natural, not artificial. It is not made; it grows. Graciousness is the outer appearance of inward grace. To be really courteous we must dwell in the courts of the King, and sit with Him at His table…. Can a fig tree bring forth thistles? If we are ungracious the fault is not superficial. It must be sought for at the roots.

J. H. Jowett, The High Calling, pp. 165-166