−50%The Quiet Virtues: Courtesy, punctuality, tidiness, and other unglamorous strengths
Margaret Ellery · narrated by Adeline Prescott
2026
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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.
19 chapters
- 1Where These Came From3m
- 2Chapter 1: The Beauty Nobody Photographs15m
- 3Chapter 2: What We Mistake for Boring16m
- 4Chapter 3: How Small Things Wear Deep Grooves14m
- 5Chapter 4: Courtesy as a Form of Attention17m
- 6Chapter 5: The Quiet Power of Showing Up on Time17m
- 7Chapter 6: Tidiness of Place, Tidiness of Mind19m
- 8Chapter 7: Keeping Your Word When Nobody Asks16m
- 9Chapter 8: The Strength of Finishing Small16m
- 10Chapter 9: Listening Without Preparing to Speak14m
- 11Chapter 10: The Habit of Noticing What Works17m
- 12Chapter 11: Restraint in an Age of Constant Expression18m
- 13Chapter 12: Mending Before Replacing18m
- 14Chapter 13: The Courage of Ordinary Continuance17m
- 15Chapter 14: A Simple Plan for Quiet Virtues17m
- 16Chapter 15: When the Struggle Runs Deeper18m
- 17Carrying Them On3m
- 18About the Author2m
- 19Staying With It2m
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