Politeness Quotes and Sayings
Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Politeness is a sign of dignity, not subservience.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Always be nice to people, whether you love them or hate them and earn your respect.
Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others.
- Gordon B. Hinckley
Politeness is practical Christianity.
- Orville Dewey
There is no accomplishment so easy to acquire as politeness, and none more profitable.
- Henry Wheeler Shaw
One needs no particular talent to be polite. On the contrary, being nice is what’s left when you’ve failed at everything else.
- Diane Setterfield
Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.
- Jean de la Bruyere
The true effect of genuine politeness seems to be rather ease than pleasure.
- Samuel Johnson
The truest politeness comes of sincerity.
- Samuel Smiles
A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.
- Louisa May Alcott
The only true source of politeness is consideration.
- William Gilmore Simms
There is a politeness of the heart; this is closely allied to love.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Gentleness is the great point to be obtained in the study of manners.
- Nathaniel Parker Willis
E-mail has some magical ability to turn off the politeness gene in a human being.
- Jeff Bezos
I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.
- Jackie Kennedy
Politeness is the flower of humanity.
- Joseph Joubert
Modesty is an excellent quality, honey. Don’t lose that.
- Will Fetters
Politeness is an inexpensive way of making friends.
- William Feather