Politeness Quotes

The truest politeness comes of sincerity.

— Samuel Smiles

true courtesy ... is real kindness kindly expressed.

— Julia McNair Wright

Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.

— Oliver Goldsmith

Politeness smooths wrinkles.

— Joseph Joubert

Cure Poverty With Charity & Giving Generously.

— Ismail

Good breeding, a union of kindness and independence.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Clever politeness can throw people off. Be tactful.”

— Saad Ireland

“Acceptable hypocrisy is often called politeness.”

— Shannon L. Alder

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.

— Emily Post

My father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness and being on time. All very important lessons.

— Roger Moore

Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Funny how a little politeness can change people's minds.

— Sherman Alexie

The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.

— Anonymous

Gentleness is the great point to be obtained in the study of manners.

— Nathaniel Parker Willis

It's impossible to say I wasn't talking to you politely.

— Itsme867

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

— Oliver Goldsmith

I am not a Jew for Jesus but I am definitely a Jew for Christmas. Christmas is one of the best things…

— David Brooks

Sorry, am I being rude?" she asks. "I'm used to saying whatever is on my mind. Mom used to say that politeness…

— Veronica Roth

The steward, according to custom, had stopped all the clocks. This, in the language of Narouz, said "Your stay with us is…

— Lawrence Durrell

Courtesy is the bedrock of social interchange. No matter what you're doing, even if you're fomenting revolution, you can still be courteous.

— Joan M. Drury

I learnt the hard way that crafting folk aren't all patchwork, pot pourri and politeness and that when it comes to the…

— Liz Carr

“Politeness can at once be the indifferent affliction of the ‘civilized’ as well as a subterfuge for the designed offence.”

— Vinod Pande

“The author relates George Bernard Shaw's sentiments that polite conversation excludes the only two subjects that matter, religion and politics.”

— Lyle W. Dorsett

It seems to me that the spirit of politeness is a certain attention in causing that, by our words and by our…

— Jean de la Bruyere

Tact, the kind of tact you should cultivate, is not a form of deception or make-believe, but a cultivated taste which gives…

— Grenville Kleiser

“Authors are really polite and down to earth, it's just people always have a sarcastic and bully approach towards them. There is…

— Himmilicious

If a thing is old, it is a sign that it was fit to live. Old families, old customs, old styles survive…

— Eddie Rickenbacker

Not to perceive the little weaknesses and the idle but innocent affectations of the company may be allowable as a sort of…

— Lord Chesterfield

Bowing, ceremonious, formal compliments, stiff civilities, will never be politeness; that must be easy, natural, unstudied; and what will give this but…

— William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

“Punctuality," said Monte Cristo, "is the politeness of kings, according to one of your sovereigns, I think; but it is not the…

— Alexandre Dumas

One of the things I discovered in Japan was from watching sumo wrestling. At the end you can never tell who has…

— Arsene Wenger

“Politeness is okay, but it gets old and boring. You want to attack life with a passion, not a politeness, you want…

— C. JoyBell C

“This was our last night. We only had one curtain call, Bree. And I thought they were going to give us a…

— Mary Stanton

“I'm a shreddermouf, aren't I?' 'I was afraid of that,' said Tansy. He was going to keep her in his larder until…

— Elizabeth Kay

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

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

“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

“ Every person of intelligence should be able to use his mother tongue correctly . It only requires a little pains, a…

— Joseph Devlin

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

“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