HEALTONE
The Quiet Virtues: Courtesy, punctuality, tidiness, and other unglamorous strengths50%
Timeless Wisdom

The Quiet Virtues: Courtesy, punctuality, tidiness, and other unglamorous strengths

Margaret Ellery · narrated by Adeline Prescott

2026

4h 19m
$9.99$19.99Save 50%to own it, forever

One-time. Yours forever, with offline downloads.

30-day money-back guarantee if you have listened to 20% or less. Details

Or get everything

All-Access, yearly
Best value
$149 a year
  • Every audiobook and ebook in all six apps. Includes this one.
  • Fifteen single books would cost more than a whole year of everything.
  • One login for everyone in the house. Cancel anytime.

Prefer monthly? See the monthly plans

Prefer to read? Open the ebook on NaturaRead

You will walk through the small, steady strengths that hold daily life together. Margaret Ellery traces how courtesy, punctuality, tidiness, and keeping your word grew from ordinary habit into quiet power. You will notice how a timely arrival shows respect, how a clear space settles your thoughts, and how keeping a promise nobody witnessed still shapes who you become. Adeline Prescott reads with calm precision, her voice measured and warm, like conversation with a thoughtful friend across a kitchen table. The pacing gives you room to consider each chapter before moving on. You will finish with a clearer sense of why these unglamorous virtues matter and how to practice them with intention. Settle in and let these small strengths find their place in your day.

Inside this audiobook

19 chapters

  1. 1Where These Came From3m
  2. 2Chapter 1: The Beauty Nobody Photographs15m
  3. 3Chapter 2: What We Mistake for Boring16m
  4. 4Chapter 3: How Small Things Wear Deep Grooves14m
  5. 5Chapter 4: Courtesy as a Form of Attention17m
  6. 6Chapter 5: The Quiet Power of Showing Up on Time17m
  7. 7Chapter 6: Tidiness of Place, Tidiness of Mind19m
  8. 8Chapter 7: Keeping Your Word When Nobody Asks16m
  9. 9Chapter 8: The Strength of Finishing Small16m
  10. 10Chapter 9: Listening Without Preparing to Speak14m
  11. 11Chapter 10: The Habit of Noticing What Works17m
  12. 12Chapter 11: Restraint in an Age of Constant Expression18m
  13. 13Chapter 12: Mending Before Replacing18m
  14. 14Chapter 13: The Courage of Ordinary Continuance17m
  15. 15Chapter 14: A Simple Plan for Quiet Virtues17m
  16. 16Chapter 15: When the Struggle Runs Deeper18m
  17. 17Carrying Them On3m
  18. 18About the Author2m
  19. 19Staying With It2m
From our listeners

Member reviews

Share your experience with other listeners.

Sign in to write a review

No reviews yet. Be the first to share what this audiobook did for you.

Your next chapter

Stream everything with a membership

From USD 9.99 a month for Healtone, or open all six apps for the household with All-Access. Purchased books always remain yours.