#polite

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time. ↗

— E. W. Howe

#man #polite #sell #something #time

You can't compare a Super Bowl crowd, which tends to be more polite and a little more neutral to that. The Super Bowl only has 7,000 to 8,000 fans for each team. ↗

— Lamar Hunt

#compare #crowd #each #fans #little

No language is rude that can boast polite writers. ↗

— Aubrey Beardsley

#language #polite #rude #writers

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#another #our #ourselves #polite #recognition

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

— Josh Billings

#gain #greatest #him #over #politeness

Men of polite learning and a liberal education. ↗

— Matthew Henry

#learning #liberal #liberal education #men #polite

The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. ↗

— Malcolm Bradbury

#lies #polite #telling #telling lies #telling the truth

Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon. ↗

— Steven Brust

#dragon #enraged #politely #speak

Lively, intelligent, and quite immature, [Emily] usually burst out with exactly the comment that summed up the situation beautifully and therefore could never in politeness be said. ↗

— Clare B. Dunkle

#insightfulness #intelligence #politeness #beauty

We had come here to have a break from thoughts and the hard work that came with the constant interaction with idiots. Or at least people we considered idiots because they were not mind readers and we had to, patiently, use polite words to explain things that we were thinking when really inside we were fighting the urge to take their heads in our hands and softly and repeatedly thud their foreheads off the wall. ↗

— Cecelia Ahern

#life