Politeness Quotes

156 quotes by 133 authors

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your… — P T Barnum
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. — Otto von Bismarck
Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy. — Ambrose Bierce
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. — Josh Billings
That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness,… — Danny Boyle
Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back. — Thomas Sowell
He is the very pineapple of politeness. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing. — Samuel Smiles
Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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
When good friends praise a gifted person he often appears to be delighted with them out of politeness and goodwill, but in reality he feels… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Diplomacy is the lowest form of politeness because it misquotes the greatest number of people. A nation, like an individual, if it has anything to… — Elwyn Brooks White
ACCEPT PRAISE FOR ITS WORTH - POLITENESS. BE BRUTALLY FRANK WITH YOURSELF. IT'S SAFER. — Nellie Bly
One of the things I discovered in Japan was from watching sumo wrestling. At the end you can never tell who has won the fight,… — Arsene Wenger
Ultimately, 'how's it going?' is the most futile and the most profound of questions. To answer it precisely, one would have to make a scrupulous… — Pascal Bruckner
Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature. — Oliver Goldsmith
Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young,… — Robert A. Heinlein
Civility means a great deal more than just being nice to one another. It is complex and encompasses learning how to connect successfully and live… — P. M. Forni
If a thing is old, it is a sign that it was fit to live. Old families, old customs, old styles survive because they are… — Eddie Rickenbacker
It is said that the Queen has come to love the Commonwealth, partly because it supplies her with regular cheering crowds of flag-waving picaninnies; and… — Boris Johnson

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