comitas

Morum suavitas, obvia comitas, prompta officia mortalium animos demerentur.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Cicero tells us conciliat animos comitas affabilitasque sermonis (courtesy conciliates the feelings,) whereas lis litem generat (strife begets strife,) for, says the Proverb, contumeliam si dices audies (if you utter affronting speeches you will have to hear them,) which has been more forcibly put by another author thus: cutem gerit laceratam canis mordax (a snapping dog wears a torn skin.)

A Controversy Between "Erskine" and "W. M." on the Practicability of Suppressing Gambling. 1862

Among the several qualifications of a good friend, this wise man has very justly singled out constancy and faithfulness as the principal; to these, others have added virtue, knowledge, discretion, equality in age and fortune, and, as _Cicero_ calls it, _morum comitas_, a pleasantness of temper.

The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant John Hamilton Moore 1772

Officiis he says (Bk. II), 'difficile dictu est, quantopereconciliet animos hominum comitas, affabilitasque sermonis.'

Spectator, May 18, 1711 1711

Among the several qualifications of a good friend, this wise man has very justly singled out constancy and faithfulness as the principal: to these, others have added virtue, knowledge, discretion, equality in age and fortune, and, as Cicero calls it, _Morum comitas_, "a pleasantness of temper."

Essays and Tales Joseph Addison 1695

Nam juveni civile ingenium, mira comitas, & diverfa a Tiberii fermone, vultu, adrogantibus & ob - fcuris.

C. Cornelii Taciti opera omnia Cornelius Tacitus , Henry Homer , Melchior Freinsheim 1790