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 SchopenhauerMots clés manners politeness rudeness
Be sincere, Be brief, Be seated.
Franklin D. RooseveltMots clés politeness etiquette sincerity brevity
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One needs no particular talent to be polite. On the contrary, being nice is what's left when you've failed at everything else.
Diane SetterfieldMots clés politeness
The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness.
Dumas MaloneMots clés politeness mind boldness courtesy bold scabbard sheathed thomas-jefferson
Nay, but prithee, with sprinkles 'pon it instead," I said solemnly, "and frosting of white.
Jim ButcherMots clés politeness irony sweetness
Can he love her? Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections? To love is to burn - to be on fire, like Juliet or Guinevere or Eloise...
Emma ThompsonMots clés love politeness emotions fire
Politeness. Now there's a poor man's virtue if ever there was one. What's so admirable about inoffensiveness, I should like to know. After all, it's easily achieved. One needs no particular talent to be polite. On the contrary, being nice is what's left when you've failed at everything else. People with ambition don't give a damn what other people think about them.
Diane SetterfieldMots clés politeness ambition inoffensiveness
As a Texan, I say ma'm and sir to my age contemporaries and open doors for anyone that I can. This goes for men, too, though it is appreciated when they beat me to it and disappointing when they don't.
Tiffany MadisonMots clés kindness men manners politeness men-and-women texas chivalry polite chivalrous texas-glory
I'm a shreddermouf, aren't I?' 'I was afraid of that,' said Tansy. He was going to keep her in his larder until he was hungy again, and then he was going to rip her apart. 'Dis is my lair', said the shreddermouth proudly. 'It's de best lair in Tiratattle.' 'Is it?' said Tansy. 'Oh yes. It's a drainage tunnel. Goes right up to de surface, it does. Lots of storage space. My name's Gulp.' 'Tansy,' said Tansy, deciding not to ask him what he kept in his storage space and wondering whether introductions were quite the thing.
Elizabeth KayMots clés humor politeness crocodile introductions hopeless-situation lair men-eating-monster
Politeness is organized indifference.
Paul ValéryMots clés life politeness indifference
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