Politeness Quotes

Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Time Immediately Bow Concerned Returning Within Politeness Answering Much Reasonable Letters
When I see someone for the first time in a while, and they ask, 'How have you been?' or 'What have you been up to?', it's politeness but a bit of a conversation stopper. Rachel Kushner
Time You Conversation First Bit See Someone First Time Politeness How Been Up While Ask
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization. Robert A. Heinlein
Me Civilization Sine Politeness
When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'. Ronald Knox
Believe Corrected Feel Does Politeness Suave Bigot Zeal
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Friendship Wise Politeness Refined Oil Mechanism Apply
I still do find it very difficult in the West to connect to this politeness of smiling, not saying how you're thinking or not saying how you really feel. Waris Dirie
Saying You Difficult Thinking Find Feel Smiling Politeness How Still West Very Really Connect
Companies make a big point of how their culture is all about 'bad news first,' but when it comes to people, they are suddenly scared to communicate bad news out of some mistaken feeling of politeness or political correctness. Marc Randolph
News Culture People Communicate Political First Feeling Big Correctness Out Bad Scared Some About Bad News Point Make Mistaken Politeness How Political Correctness Companies Suddenly
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Oneself Polite Politely Politeness Esteemed Treated Desire
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