#politeness

Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

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Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

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My father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness and being on time. All very important lessons. ↗

— Roger Moore

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The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness. ↗

— Dumas Malone

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In England I am always madam; I arrived too late to ever be a miss. In New York I have only been madamed once, by the doorman at the Carlyle Hotel. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

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Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness. ↗

— Marguerite Gardiner

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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

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Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

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