#politeness

The law and a thin veil of insincerity, all that prevents me from strangling an etiquette coach. ↗

— Bauvard

#funny #humor #law #manners #politeness

It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#politeness #rudeness #life

Be not intimidated...nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice. ↗

— John Adams

#cowardice #decency #hypocrisy #politeness #cowardice

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

— Robert A. Heinlein

#me #non #politeness #sine

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

— Gustave Flaubert

#complaisance #faith #freedom #neither #nor

Politeness is the flower of humanity. ↗

— Joseph Joubert

#humanity #politeness

When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'. ↗

— Ronald Knox

#bigot #corrected #does #feel #i

But Johannes had said, "Politeness is something you owe other people, because when you show a little courtesy, everything becomes easier and better. But first and foremost, it's something you owe yourself. You are David. ↗

— Anne Holm

#i-am-david #life #politeness #smart #wisdom

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

— Roger Moore

#believed #father #honesty #important #lessons

Politeness is okay, but it gets old and boring. You want to attack life with a passion, not a politeness, you want people to think about you and remember you and say "she is so passionate" you don't want people to think about you and remember you and say "she is so polite," because, who cares about polite? ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#inspiration #inspirational #inspirational-life #inspirational-quotes #inspiring