Politeness Quotes and Sayings
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
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
- Aubrey Beardsley
Polite conversation is rarely either.
- Fran Lebowitz
Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.
- Jean de la Bruyere
The only true source of politeness is consideration.
- William Gilmore Simms
I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.
- Jackie Kennedy
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.
- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.
- Mary Wilson Little
Politeness is the art of choosing among one’s real thoughts.
~Abel Stevens
Politeness is good nature regulated by good sense.
- Sydney Smith
Politeness is fictitious benevolence.
- Samuel Johnson
Politeness is the chief sign of culture.
- Baltasar Gracian
Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.
- Oliver Goldsmith
Politeness is an inexpensive way of making friends.
- William Feather
Gentleness is the great point to be obtained in the study of manners.
- Nathaniel Parker Willis
The truest politeness comes of sincerity.
- Samuel Smiles
There is no accomplishment so easy to acquire as politeness, and none more profitable.
- Henry Wheeler Shaw
Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince.
- Henry Wheeler Shaw
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
- Arthur Schopenhauer
Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu