Quotes About Politeness

I said, "Ben. Would you give your mother and me a moment alone, please?" Ben giggled. "You want me to amscray?" "Yes, Ben, I want you to amscray.

Elvis Cole "JOE—?" Cole realized Pike had hung up. That was the kind of call you got from Joe Pike. You'd answer the phone, he'd grunt something like I'm coming up, and that was it. Polite communication had never been one of Pike's strong points.

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

quit trying to fix things and we settled into our long polite and quiet life.

Even awful people can be polite for a few minutes," their father told them. "Any longer than that and they revert to the bastards they really are.

Kesopanan tidak hilang gara-gara perang. Dalam masa perang, kesopanan dibutuhkan, lebih daripada dalam masa damai.

I knew it was better to be miserable than rude.

Everyone had to eat, but eating people wasn't polite.

Would you like something to drink?" I asked, thinking my rusty host skills were going to get a workout this afternoon while dealing with a woman so clearly raised on etiquette and form.

Allah protect us,' Bold said politely. Then, in Arabic, 'In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate.' In his years in Temur's army he had learned to be as much a Muslim as anyone. The Buddha did not mind what you said to be polite.

Polite conversation followed rules. Topics were sequential, orderly, and flowed from one to the next like a gentle current when all those conversing were skilled.

thanks for good deeds do not amount to much except to prove one's politeness.

Thank you very much, said the Scarecrow, when he had been set down on the ground.

There is a world of practical religion in simply being considerate of others.

Things it is not polite to discuss at the dinner table: politics, religion, and the walking dead.

Please. Thank you. Learn it. Love it. Or be disappointed.

Good manners reflect something from inside-an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self.

Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them.

Respect is the most important thing. Be respectful toward others and have respect for yourself.

Respect is more than giving consideration of one's feelings. It is showing common courtesy for another human being.

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.

Class is an intangible quality which commands, rather than demands, the respect of others.

Those who want respect, give respect.

He was the soul of politeness to everyone -- to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect.