Politeness Quotes
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Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts
Madame de Stael
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Punctuality is the politeness of kings
Louis XVIII of France
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
Josh Billings
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Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts
Janet Watson
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Politeness wins the confidence of princes
Chinese Proverbs
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Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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True politeness consists in being easy one`s self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can
Alexander Pope
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Politeness is the art of choosing among one`s real thoughts.
Abel Stevens
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
Colette
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
Otto von Bismarck
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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
Robert A. Heinlein
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On being asked why he was always billed above Katharine Hepburn in their films together, when politeness dictated the other way around: "Because this is a movie, you chowder-head, not a lifeboat!".
Spencer Tracy
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When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected `I believe` to `one does feel`.
Andre Lewis
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The only true source of politeness is consideration.
Andrew Nawoj
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The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.
Alysia Waters
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Politeness is the slow poison of collaboration.
Anton Winkler
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Politeness is the poison of collaboration.
Alberto Ascherio
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Politeness is the flower of humanity.
Allan Slater
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.
Andrea Ruedi
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I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.
Alfred Delaney
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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
Robert A. Heinlein
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Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.
Alan Adler
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Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised.
Alan Adler
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All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy; upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, ...
Abelina Galustian
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Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.
Thomas Sowell
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
Adam Donaldson
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Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.
Ambrose Bierce
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