Being polite Quote by Caitlin Moran

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

— Joseph Joubert

A lot of our lives are about being polite.

— Rachelle Lefevre

The very essence of politeness seems to be to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us…

— Jean de la Bruyere

Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.

— Oliver Goldsmith

One of the things that hold together a human society is the existence of basic politeness among its members.

— Yair Lapid

Politeness is good nature regulated by good sense.

— Sydney Smith

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

— Lord Chesterfield

Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a…

— Brandon Sanderson

Kindly politeness is the slow fruit of advanced reflection; it is a sort of humanity and kindliness applied to small acts and every day…

— Hippolyte Taine

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

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