Politeness Quotes
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That roguish and cheerful vice, politeness.
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Bowing, ceremonious, formal compliments, stiff civilities, will never be politeness; that must be easy, natural, unstudied; and what will give this but a mind benevolent and attentive to exert that amiable disposition in trifles to all you converse and live with?
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His cold politeness, his ceremonious grace, were worse than anything.
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There is no policy like politeness; and a good manner is the best thing in the world either to get a good name, or to supply the want of it.
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In the actual state of social relationships, the forms ("formes", Fr.) of politeness are necessary as a subsitute to benevolence.
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
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Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.
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Politeness and caring for each other cannot be a thing of the past.
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.
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He was the soul of politeness to everyone -- to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect.
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Politeness is, you know, is a wonderful thing. Manners are in fact, really important thing. But remember, Jesus didn't have many manners as we now know.
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Since the average person's small supply of politeness must last him all his life, he can't afford to waste it on bridge partners.
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You've gotta be very careful that grace and politeness do not merge into a banality of behavior, where we're just nice, sort of 'death by cupcake.'
