Quotes About Politeness

The politeness was painful. I wanted to push through it, to return to the glow of the night of the concert, but I was unsure of how to get back there.

pretty please, with a cherry on top of me!

He's a closet gentleman

She is mirour of alle curteisye.

You have no idea how much it contributes to the general politeness and pleasantness of diplomacy when you have a little quiet armed force in the background

Knocking, it's a thing," I told him. "You make a fist, lift it, and gently hit the door to let the person inside know you are out there.

icy water that reflected the dark blue of the sky, these buckets always attracted a soldier, who would hurry over to take the heavy burden. Some of the soldiers did it to prove that, even though they were German, they were polite; others did it out of natural kindness; some because the beautiful day and a kind of physical invigoration (brought on by the fresh air, healthy tiredness and the prospect of a well-earned rest) put them in a state of exaltation, of inner strength

And do stop sneezing. It annoys me so much when people sneeze.

I wanted to drag us all down into some common pool of feeling, I wanted to stop this conventional machine of awful insincere politeness.

Politeness on Earth is like dryness in the ocean

In Chile it is bad manners to acknowledge that you're overly satisfied, because that can irritate the less fortunate, which is why for us the correct answer to the question "How are you?" is "So-so." That is an opening for sympathizing with the other speaker's situation.

y con buenos modales para ir a restaurantes y al cine.

decidió que era en los detalles donde estaba la diferencia entre un caballero y un patán

It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.

There is such a thing as too much couth.

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred, and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.

Propriety of manners and consideration for others are the two main characteristics of a gentleman.

Etiquette-a fancy word for simple kindness.

There is no society or conversation to be kept up in the world without good nature, or something which must bear its appearance and supply its place. For this reason, mankind have been forced to invent a kind of artificial humanity, which is what we express by the word Good Breeding.

I'm not that involved in personal grooming. But I try not to be offensive to people.

I'm trying to be more of a gentleman.

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.

Lack of etiquette and manners is a huge turn off. Men who don't behave decently are irritating. Also, I don't like guys who show off. When will guys realize that girls hate showoffs!