Bounds Quote by Anonymous

True politeness is perfect ease and freedom. It simply consists in treating others just as you love to be treated yourself.

— Lord Chesterfield

Politeness is one of those advantages which we never estimate rightly but by the inconvenience of its loss.

— Samuel Johnson

Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.

— Oliver Goldsmith

It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Politeness is fictitious benevolence. Depend upon it, the want of it never fails to produce something disagreeable to one or other.

— Samuel Johnson

Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.

— Veronica Roth

Politeness is wasted on the dishonest, who will always take advantage of any well-intended concession.

— Barrett Brown

When politeness is used to show up other people, it is reclassified as rudeness. Thus it is technically impossible to be too polite.

— Judith Martin

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.

— Mary Wilson Little

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

— Mary Wilson Little

“Often people that tell others they are "extremely polite" when the situation calls for tact and bluntness are not actually polite people. Instead, they…

— Shannon L. Alder

Politeness does not always inspire goodness, equity, complaisance, and gratitude; it gives at least the appearance of these qualities, and makes man appear outwardly,…

— Jean de la Bruyere