Polite Quotes

407 quotes by 359 authors

Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems. — Martha Beck
I'm big on my kids being conventionally polite, and it works really well for them. — Mayim Bialik
Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. — Ambrose Bierce
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. — Otto von Bismarck
My fans are pretty normal, they are always really nice and polite, and they don't interrupt my meals. — Drew Carey
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. — Winston Churchill
The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be. — Eric Clapton
Reason is always a kind of brute force; those who appeal to the head rather than the heart, however pallid and polite, are necessarily men… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Anyone who thinks we can continue to have world wars but make them nice polite affairs by outlawing this weapon or that should meditate upon… — Joel Henry Hildebrand
The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every life is full of them. Every newspaper article is an… — Orison Swett Marden
Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet. — James Mattis
Citizens everywhere, and especially soldiers, should remember that entrenched bureaucracy, whatever the level, can be overcome. You've got to stick to it, be polite but… — William G. Bainbridge
It's hard to think of them polite flows when Stephano Polato suits are your night clothes, and Jordan sweat suits are your flight clothes, and… — Drake
When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time. — E. W. Howe
Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to… — Friedrich Nietzsche
To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite, who never mentions hell to ears polite. — Alexander Pope
What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be "sorry" and admiration of each other's play crosses the net as… — James M. Barrie
The good four. Honest with ourselves and with whatever is friend to us; courageous toward the enemy; generous toward the vanquished; polite-always that is how… — Friedrich Nietzsche
It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity. — Russell Lynes
A traveler of taste will notice that the wise are polite all over the world, but the fool only at home. — Oliver Goldsmith

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