Politeness is the flower of humanity. – Joseph Joubert
Politeness is good nature regulated by good sense. – Sydney Smith
Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince. – Henry Wheeler Shaw
Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. – Mary Wilson Little
A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect. – Bryant McGill
Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing. – Baltasar Gracian
Politeness is the art of choosing among one’s real thoughts. – Abel Stevens
The truest politeness comes of sincerity. – Samuel Smiles
You won’t burn in hell. But be nice anyway. – Ricky Gervais
There is no accomplishment so easy to acquire as politeness, and none more profitable. – Henry Wheeler Shaw
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
If you don’t have something nice to say don’t say it at all.
The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness. – Dumas Malone
Politeness means kindness.
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. – Arthur Schopenhauer
Politeness heals the heart.
Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature. – Oliver Goldsmith
Politeness is a wreath of flowers that adorns the world. – Mme. de Bassanville
Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things. – Thomas Babington Macaulay
Politeness is practical Christianity. – Orville Dewey
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