True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“Sydney tried — sometimes he really tried — but his default mindset didn’t have those kinds of manners. What he really meant… — Rebecca McKinsey Copy Share Image
Women of fashion and character--I do not mean absolutely unblemished--are a necessary ingredient in the composition of good company; the attention which… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
I don't think you should have to try to be nice, I think most people are nice. I think being cheerful and… — Graham Norton Copy Share Image
Politeness only teaches us to save others from unnecessary pain.... You are not bound by politeness to tell any falsehoods — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We are enjoined whenever we behold the gifts of God in others so to reverence and respect the gifts as also to… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Politeness costs nothing. Nothing, that is, to him that shows it; but if often costs the world very dear. — William Allingham Copy Share Image
A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect. — Bryant H. McGill Copy Share Image
It is great to be considerate of others, but think before sacrificing your own needs to please them. — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
Treat your enemies with courtesy, and you'll see how valuable it really is. It costs little but pays a nice dividend: those… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
When good friends praise a gifted person he often appears to be delighted with them out of politeness and goodwill, but in… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Diplomacy is the lowest form of politeness because it misquotes the greatest number of people. A nation, like an individual, if it… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
“A Russian imbues his polite things with a heartiness, both of phrase and expression, that compels belief in their sincerity.” — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
A quick and sound judgment, good common sense, kind feeling, and an instinctive perception of character, in these are the elements of… — Charles Simmons Copy Share Image
Conversation as talent exists only in France. In other countries, conversation provides politeness, discussion, and friendship; in France, it is an art… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
“You need not to love everyone, but you need to be polite with everyone, people will appreciate your politeness more than your… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Politeness and caring for each other cannot be a thing of the past. — Peter Frampton Copy Share Image
Our morality seems to be only a check on the ultimate domination of force, just as our politeness is a check on… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
