Top Politeness Quotes
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
Robert A. Heinlein
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'.
Ronald Knox
Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
Oliver Goldsmith
Politeness is the poison of collaboration.
Edwin Land
Josh Billings 
Robert A. Heinlein 
Philip Stanhope 
Louis XVIII 
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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
Robert A. Heinlein 
62% of people like this quote
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
61% of people like this quote
When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'.
Ronald Knox
56% of people like this quote
Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
Oliver Goldsmith
56% of people like this quote
Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.
Mary Wilson Little
55% of people like this quote
I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.
Jackie Kennedy
54% of people like this quote
Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.
Gustave Flaubert
53% of people like this quote
Popular Politeness Authors
Francois de La RochefoucauldThomas JeffersonAmbrose BierceAlexander PopeHonore De BalzacArthur SchopenhauerJosh BillingsBryant H. McGillJean de la BruyereGustave FlaubertFran LebowitzJoseph JoubertRobert A. HeinleinOliver Goldsmith
Sidonie Gabrielle ColettePaul GettyPaul ValeryMadame de StaelOtto von BismarckJackie KennedyMarguerite GardinerWilliam Gilmore SimmsPhilip StanhopeEdwin LandMary Wilson LittleRonald KnoxKhaleda ZiaLouis XVIII
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