Chiefs Quote by Baltasar Gracian

“Resorting to violence is always a clear sign of a culture at risk rather than a culture of strength.”

— Gary Holthaus

It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths.

— Greil Marcus

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

— William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

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

— Lord Chesterfield

Politeness, however, acts the lady's maid to our thoughts; and they are washed, dressed, curled, rouged, and perfumed, before they are presented to the…

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it. It's possible to disagree without being disagreeable.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

The company of women of fashion will improve your manners, though not your understanding; and that complaisance and politeness, which are so useful in…

— Lord Chesterfield

Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, with much greater propriety, that good-nature is natural politeness.

— Stanisław I Leszczyński

No one has ever been offended by someone with good manners and courteous behaviour.

— Vikrant Parsai

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) a tacit agreement that people's miserable defects, whether moral or intellectual, shall on either side be ignored and not be made the…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Civility means a great deal more than just being nice to one another. It is complex and encompasses learning how to connect successfully and…

— P. M. Forni