Top Politeness Quotes

  • Acceptable hypocrisy is often called politeness. – Shannon L Alder

    Acceptable hypocrisy is often called politeness.– Shannon L Alder

  • Ironic. I’m here because of my inherent dangerousness, but it’s my inherent politeness that makes me put up with this. With him. – Sophie Jordan

    Ironic. I’m here because of my inherent dangerousness, but it’s my inherent politeness that makes me put up with this. With him.– Sophie Jordan

  • Deep in my heart politeness impresses me more than competence. – Amit Kalantri

    Deep in my heart politeness impresses me more than competence.– Amit Kalantri

  • Ability does catches my attention, but its a politeness in the person that I remember. – Amit Kalantri

    Ability does catches my attention, but its a politeness in the person that I remember.– Amit Kalantri

  • E-mail has some magical ability to turn off the politeness gene in a human being. – Jeff Bezos

    E-mail has some magical ability to turn off the politeness gene in a human being.– Jeff Bezos

  • Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience. – Theodore Roosevelt

    Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.– Theodore Roosevelt

  • The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves. – Jean de La Bruyre

    The very essence of politeness is to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves.– Jean de La Bruyre

  • Even a wolf knows how to be polite when animalistic humans have no clue about politeness – Munia Khan

    Even a wolf knows how to be polite when animalistic humans have no clue about politeness– Munia Khan

  • Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world’s great diplomats, surely. – Anne Rice

    Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world’s great diplomats, surely.– Anne Rice

  • Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts. – Germaine de Stal

    Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.– Germaine de Stal