Ends Quote by Thomas Jefferson

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to…

— Thomas Jefferson

Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.

— Oliver Goldsmith

True politeness is the spirit of benevolence showing itself in a refined way. It is the expression of good-will and kindness. It promotes both…

— Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

— Samuel Johnson

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

— 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

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Politeness is fictitious benevolence.

— Samuel Johnson

In the contemporary world, we think of politeness as surface behavior, like frosting - it's sweet and attractive and finishes off the cake. But…

— Amor Towles

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

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

— Alexander Pope