Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. — Mary Wilson Little Copy Share Image
Always be nice to people to their face. Then when they turn around, berate the back of their head. — Benson Bruno Copy Share Image
E-mail has some magical ability to turn off the politeness gene in a human being. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
There is a politeness of the heart; this is closely allied to love. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
One of the things that hold together a human society is the existence of basic politeness among its members. — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
The true effect of genuine politeness seems to be rather ease than pleasure. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“Politeness never was one of your strong points” “Bitch was always one of yours though” — R.S. Burnett 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
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
The ultimate politeness in art consists of speaking only to those who are able to uncover and measure its relationships. Anything else… — Jean Cocteau 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
That awkward moment when you're over someones house and they offer you food but you don't know how much to take. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Never wear pride as the jersey of your dreams. You will miss the goal and lose your dreams if you put on… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
People are less self-conscious in the intimacy of family life and during the anxiety of a great sorrow. The dazzling varnish of… — Stendhal Copy Share Image
“Why do I have to exhaust myself trying to pretend to enjoy someone’s company? Or to like something? It hurts everyone involved.… — Karl Kristian Flores 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
Marriage is the strictest tie of perpetual friendship, and there can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity; and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“Politeness must be cultivated, for the promptings of nature are eminently selfish, and courtesy and good-breeding are only attainable by effort and… — Arthur Martine Copy Share Image
“The crime rates would go right down, I think, if Americans stopped saying: 'Have a nice day,' to one another. At least… — Susannah Clapp Copy Share Image
It isn't very nice to admit, but domestic violence has its uses. So raw and unleashed, it tears away the veil of… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
“He also had a kind of helpless politeness, which I took advantage of. He was quite incapable of refusing a direct request,… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
In nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him. — P. T. Barnum Copy Share Image
The sight of the bare katana inspires everyone to a practically Nipponese level of politeness — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“We stared at each other. The level of politeness had risen to dangerous levels.” — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
Politeness is wasted on the dishonest, who will always take advantage of any well-intended concession. — Barrett Brown Copy Share Image
The only option is politeness-remember always that you are dealing with other primates. — Paul Ford Copy Share Image
Be polite even to those who are rude to you, not because they are, but because of you are. — John Reyes Copy Share Image
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. — Otto von Bismarck Copy Share Image
“Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
In the media universe we're in, where there are people screaming on one end, there is no problem at all with having… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
Politeness has become so rare that people mistake it for flirting:) ~ Seriously people I'm not flirting, that's not my personality I'm… — Rachel Copy Share Image
Adrian's face was the picture of perfect politeness and restraint, meaning something disastrous was about to happen. — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
