#politeness

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

#form-of-address #formality #london #madam #miss

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

— Josh Billings

#gain #greatest #him #over #politeness

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#friendship #mechanism #oil #politeness #refined

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

— Marguerite Gardiner

#conscience #escort #flexible #inflexible #politeness

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

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Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#good manners #half #lying #manners #one half

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

— Bryant H. McGill

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