“Politeness. Being nice is what's left when you've failed at everything else.” — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
“It is astounding what power being kind, mannered, polite and considerate has in transforming your life.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Politeness induces morality. Serenity of manners requires serenity of mind. — Julia Ward Howe Copy Share Image
When politeness is used to show up other people, it is reclassified as rudeness. Thus it is technically impossible to be too… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
Politeness, however, acts the lady's maid to our thoughts; and they are washed, dressed, curled, rouged, and perfumed, before they are presented… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
During a long and varied career as a bachelor, dear spouse [mock platform manner], I have noticed that marriage is usually the… — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
I smiled back, the importance of manners, my mother always said, is inversely related to how inclined one is to use them,… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
Lively, intelligent, and quite immature, [Emily] usually burst out with exactly the comment that summed up the situation beautifully and therefore could… — Clare B. Dunkle Copy Share Image
The very essence of politeness seems to be to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The politeness was painful. I wanted to push through it, to return to the glow of the night of the concert, but… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
Politeness is not always a sign of wisdom; but the want of it always leaves room for a suspicion of folly, if… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
“Chava," he said, "it's a cruel irony that you have the most difficulty precisely when those around you are on their best… — Helene Wecker Copy Share Image
“If ever you get invited into someone's home,' my father said (as he had been invited five or six times that morning),… — Dick Francis Copy Share Image
There was on section in First Corinthians 13 that talks about (showing) patience, kindness, politeness, how can I demonstrate forgiveness to my… — Alex Kendrick Copy Share Image
I'm making a list I'm making a list of things I must say For politeness, And goodness and kindness and gentleness Sweetness… — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
The almost Oriental politeness of the West Coast is one of its distinctive regional features, in marked contrast to the contentiousness of… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
The people are different in L.A. There was a time when I lived in New York and that was a bit of… — Scott Clifton Copy Share Image
Wisdom and virtue are by no means sufficient, without the supplemental laws of good-breeding, to secure freedom from degenerating into rudeness, or… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The polite of every country seem to have but one character. A gentleman of Sweden differs but little, except in trifles, from… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“Ignorance has one virtue: persistence. It will insist through dogged persistence on leading others to follow its vision no matter how misguided.… — John Kramer Copy Share Image
“Misanthropist’s manifesto: Do not tell a friend what your enemy ought not to know. Giving way neither to love nor hate is… — Irvin D. Yalom Copy Share Image
“When the Starbursts cost a cent apiece, the average number of candies per customer was 3.5, but when the price went down… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
“ Every person of intelligence should be able to use his mother tongue correctly . It only requires a little pains, a… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
Conversation was never begun at once, nor in a hurried manner. No one was quick with a question, no matter how important,… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
Civility means a great deal more than just being nice to one another. It is complex and encompasses learning how to connect… — P. M. Forni Copy Share Image
“Woah,' I said, blocking the doorway. 'You can't come in here. This is the girls' room.' Even as it came out of… — Adam Rex Copy Share Image
That politeness which we put on, in order to keep the assuming and the presumptuous at a proper distance will generally succeed.… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
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