34 Politeness Quotes for You to Enjoy

Politeness is the flower of humanity. Joseph Joubert

Humanity Flower Politeness

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused. Tommy Lee Jones

Kindness Politeness Overrated

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. Josh Billings

You Someone Beat Over Him Greatest Politeness Gain Victories

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly. The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him. P. T. Barnum

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Great men show politeness in a particular way; a smile suffices to assure you that you are welcome, and keep about their avocations as if you were a member of the family. John James Audubon

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Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy. Ambrose Bierce

Hypocrisy Most Acceptable Politeness

I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit. Fran Lebowitz

Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations. Bryant H. McGill

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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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Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. Arthur Schopenhauer

Nature Human Nature Wax Politeness Human Warmth

Politeness decrees that you must listen to be kind; intelligence decrees that you must listen to learn. Letitia Baldrige

You Intelligence Be Kind Kind Must Learn Politeness Listen

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts. Madame de Stael

Art Thoughts Politeness Your Choosing Among

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can. Alexander Pope

Every Consists Easy About Self True Politeness Making Being

In the contemporary world, we think of politeness as surface behavior, like frosting - it's sweet and attractive and finishes off the cake. But 19th century nobility and the enlightened thinkers and stoics before them viewed manners in a very different way. To them, manners are an outward expression of an inward struggle. Amor Towles

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That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force. Danny Boyle

I think, regardless of gender, women and men need to be brave, take chances with their work, and be open to feedback. But I do think 'politeness' is an issue that can hinder your work if you aren't careful. Kindness is important, but being overly polite - thinking you can't disagree with someone about your own work - be careful about that. Ellie Kemper

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Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom. Gustave Flaubert

Art Faith Freedom Nothing Neither Politeness Nor Requires

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people. J. Paul Getty

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Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within. Jean de la Bruyere

Within Makes Politeness Should Appear

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying. Mary Wilson Little

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There is something about growing up in the Midwest that gives a different kind of sensibility. But if I'm feeling insecure, the smiles and politeness get upped a notch, and maybe that isn't totally reflective of how I'm feeling on the inside. Paul Rudd

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