Quotes About Politeness

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

He opened the first letter, No Dear Mr. Woods. It was a page full of profanities. There was something oddly refreshing about honest, to-the-point hate mail. No hypocrisy and forced politeness. Too many letters ripped you to shreds, then closed off 'Sincerely yours.

I'm being ironic. Don't interrupt a man in the midst of being ironic, it's not polite. There!

For God's sake, what are you doing?" shouted Garrett, rattling about. "I'm being ironic. Don't interrupt a man in the midst of being ironic, it's not polite.

Consider the contrast between the well-bred

Miss Manners corrects only upon request. Then she does it from a distance, with no names attached, and no personal relationship, however distant, between the corrector and the correctee. She does not search out errors like a policeman leaping out of a speed trap. When Miss Manners observes people behaving rudely, she behaves politely to them, and then goes home and snickers about them afterward.

Ne tuhaf deÄŸil mi? diye devam etti.Biz kibarlar, uygar davran??lar?m?zla övünürüz ama birbirimizi yemeyi en güzel yemeklere tercih ederiz.

Victoria lifted her chin. "In my country, Mr. Fielding, it is considered ill-bred to argue at the table." Her veiled reprimand filled him with amusement. "How very inconvenient for you," he remarked softly.

It's not polite to watch someone's first kiss.

The words Wow, you're strong for your age almost come out of my mouth, but that doesn't sound very polite.

Daughters don't need to respect their mothers, she says, and mothers don't need to demand that feeling from their daughters. The daughter can feel any way she likes. But in order to have the privilege of your attention she is required to speak politely.

Etiquette, or dog in the original Coptic, means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

Suppose you are bold, however; with a call, instead of merely leaving your card, you inquired if the lady were "at home." She was free to peer out of her drawing-room window on the second floor, see you and then whisper an emphatic "no" to her servant. This was perfectly acceptable, and it was understood that many people were physically at home when they were not socially "at home," although it was crass if they got caught.

All the blackmailers and extortionists I've ever met have impeccable manners. - Julian Isherwood

Manners won't cost you a thing," Asa said. "But they may gain you plenty.

Nice gets nice.

The bride seemed genuinely happy showing off her new husband, and her friends were too polite to ask if he was the best unemployed baboon she could find.

by universal custom, your enemy is never more polite than when he is planning or has planned your destruction.

Their politeness annoyed Thomas. He remembered stories of killers being put to death in the old days. They always got a last meal, too. As fancy as they wanted it. "I want steak," he said, stopping to look at her. "And shrimp. And lobster. And pancakes. And a candy bar." "I'm sorry—you'll have to settle for a couple of sandwiches." Thomas sighed. "Figures.

What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be "sorry" and admiration of each other's play crosses the net as frequently as the ball.

It was always so hot, and everyone was so polite, and everything was all surface but underneath it was like a bomb waiting to go off. I always felt that way about the South, that beneath the smiles and southern hospitality and politeness were a lot of guns and liquor and secrets.

Kate said, her eyes very large, 'I find your rudeness abominable and your politeness obnoxious but my goodness, Francis Crawford, what terrifies me more than a jungle of tigers is the moment when you look worried.

How do you do?" "How do you do?" echoed Mr. Ingleby. They gazed at one another with the faint resentment of two cats at their first meeting. Mr. Hankin smiled kindly at them both.

Stomp stomp. Whirr. Pleased to be of service. Shut up. Thank you. Stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp. Whirr. Thank you for making a simple door very happy. Hope your diodes rot. Thank you. Have a nice day. Stomp stomp stomp stomp. Whirr. It is my pleasure to open for you... Zark off. ...and my satisfaction to close again with the knowledge of a job well done. I said zark off. Thank you for listening to this message.