Insults Quote by Olivier Todd

“Politeness can at once be the indifferent affliction of the ‘civilized’ as well as a subterfuge for the designed offence.”

— Vinod Pande

“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

“Nowadays, when more subtle studies and more refined taste have reduced the art of pleasing into principles, a vile and misleading uniformity governs our…

— Jean Jacques Rousseau

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

The only true source of politeness is consideration,--that vigilant moral sense which never loses sight of the rights, the claims, and the sensibilities of…

— William Gilmore Simms

“Plus, it is basic human nature to treat polite people worse than rude people. It is easier to assert dominance over a person unlikely…

— Joseph Fink

“Naw, rudeness is for amateurs. I prefer going right from polite conversation to extreme violence.”

— Stephen Schochet

“Good manners without sincerity are like a beautiful dead lady. Straightforwardness without civility is like a surgeon's knife, effective but unpleasant. Candor with courtesy…

— Yukteswar Giri

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

— Samuel Johnson

“In situations like this - when you meet somebody who isn't an ordinary human - people like me have two choices. One: to exhibit…

— Torii Nagomu

“Polite people tend to be more respected, admired, and appreciated than their rude counterparts.”

— Susan C. Young

GENTLE READER: You, sir, are an anarchist, and Miss Manners is frightened to have anything to do with you. It is true that questioning…

— Judith Martin