Quotes About Politeness

I hope somewhere along the way, I've inspired someone to do something. ... And I hope they say that I was nice and polite.

Hope, politeness, the blowing of a nose, the squeak of a boot, all produce "boum.

My only hope was to be polite.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Nobody ever says, "Can I have your beets?

If an Englishman gets run down by a truck he apologizes to the truck.

You can say, 'Can I use your bathroom?' and nobody cares. But if you ask, 'Can I use the plop-plop machine?' it always breaks the conversation.

We often laughed at others in our house, and I picked up the craft of being polite while people were present and laughing later if there was anything to laugh about.

If you are going to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

Pardon me Mam, I'm new in town, could you please show me the way to your house?

The trouble with dead people today is they have no sense of decorum

My generation of radicals and breakers-down never found anything to take the place of the old virtues of work and courage and the old graces of courtesy and politeness.

It is better to be polite than rude.

We need to take out the trash." As it happens, I have no intention of actually analyzing that data. Nor am I proposing to my son that we take a family outing to the trash bin. In many situations, people use the word we when they mean you. It serves as a polite form to order others around.

Being Southern isn't talking with an accent...or rocking on a porch while drinking sweet tea, or knowing how to tell a good story. It's how you're brought up -- with Southerners, family (blood kin or not) is sacred; you respect others and are polite nearly to a fault; you always know your place but are fierce about your beliefs. And food along with college football -- is darn near a religion.

Doesn't Cassidy look nice tonight?" "She certainly does," Bob answered. "And I'm sure she has wonderful shaving hygiene too.

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy.

people valued politeness more than truth

And now, gentlemen, like your manners, I must leave you.

It is sometimes necessary to use unnecessary words like thank you and please just to make life prettier.

unfailing courtesy and willingness to be of service.

been extolling for the last twenty minutes, then fixed me with a polite stare. "Is something wrong?" I opened my mouth

Don't grab people. Would you like it if I grabbed you? If you would like to offer assistance, ask if the person needs it.

For God's sake, stop sniffing me," she gritted. "It is rude.