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Quotes About Politeness

Aziz, may I have a drink?" "Certainly not!" He flew to get one.
~ E.M. Forster
Boys wandered about in a condition of unnatural civility
~ Edmund Crispin
Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they were.
~ Anonymous
For him, politeness was a surgical mask, something he slipped on before he took out his scalpel.
~ Anthony Horowitz
It would upset me to have to be discourteous to you, so I would be obliged if you did not communicate with me again except, of course, in the most urgent circumstances. I wish you a good evening.' It
~ Anthony Horowitz
you saw her coming, your first instinct would be to step aside and let her pass.
~ Anthony Horowitz
As long as those adjectives used to describe me - charming, affable, punctual - don't mean that I'm dull, then that's fine. And I am polite - I was brought up to be that way.
~ Phillip Schofield
Punctuality is the politeness of kings.
~ Louis XVIII of France
Not to be purple, but I've never been a 'bad boy' kind of girl. I like manners.
~ Toks Olagundoye
I don't like people's table manners. That really puts you off eating food.
~ Lemmy
I'm not any good at foul language or anything like that.
~ Thora Hird
Przepraszam, ?e byÅ'am dla pana nieuprzejma. Ale to naprawdÄ™ irytujÄ…ce, ?e stoi siÄ™ jak wypchany królik, podczas gdy m??czyzna odgrywa Prawdziwego D?entelmena, chÅ'odnego i zorganizowanego, z caÅ'Ä… pozÄ… ziemianina i wszystkim.
~ Ford Madox Ford
The very fact that she never made an impudent answer seemed to Miss Minchin a kind of impudence in itself.
~ Frances Hodgson Burnett
When I act tough they listen politely till the spasm passes. They know.
~ Frank McCourt
Texas, to be respected, must be polite. Santa Anna, living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna, dead, would just be another dead Mexican.
~ Sam Houston
Class is considerate of others. It knows that good manners is nothing more than a series of petty sacrifices.
~ Ann Landers
I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?'
~ Julian Lennon
I think it's the easiest thing in the world to be friendly and say 'please' and 'thank you.' I try and remember it and use it.
~ Amber Le Bon
My mom would still be mad if I didn't say 'please' and 'thank you.'
~ Selena Gomez
I have the habit of always saying thank you to police and guards who watch us.
~ Ruth Westheimer
It amazes me that those who behave rudely always expect to be treated politely.
~ Roger Simon
Kartais man atrodo, kad gyvenu jau tik iš mandagumo, ir jeigu dar leidžiu plakti savo širdžiai, tai tik tod?l, kad visada m?gau gyv?nus.
~ Romain Gary
Miss Elson came into the room and they all stood up and said, "Good morning, Miss Elson." Miss Elson bowed and said, "Good morning, children." Then they all sat down and punched each other.
~ Louise Fitzhugh
decency to call me and give me an update.
~ Lynda La Plante