Quotes About Civility

Stay or go. I really don't give a shit. But if you stay, I want you to continue your play upstairs in a bed, like civilized people. (Solin) Well, isn't he Mr. Happy Sunshine? (Geary)

The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life.

I'm annoyed by those who love mankind but are discourteous to people.

And amongst those who are counted the civilized part of mankind

Perché si chiamava civile una guerra in cui due fratelli potevano trovarsi uno contro l'altro? Non si sarebbe dovuto chiamarla, anzi, incivile?

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Livvy noted there seemed some communal feeling between the married: any wife could be faintly rude to anyone else's husband.

liberty. "All politeness is owing to Liberty," he wrote. "We polish one another, and rub off our Corners and rough Sides by a sort of amicable Collision. To restrain this, is inevitably to bring a Rust upon Men's Understanding. 'Tis a destroying of Civility, Good Breeding, and even Charity itself. . . ." Shaftesbury

It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.

Las guerras civiles son otra cosa. El salvajismo llevado al extremo. La ausencia de reglas

If you feel the need to be stupid, do so elsewhere.

Polite conversation is rarely either.

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

It used to be you had real friends on the other side of the aisle. It's not like that anymore. Society has changed. The public is to blame as well. I think the people have gotten dumber.

The '80s have not been a gracious decade, and people are seeking ways to be nice to each other.

I always show great respect for everyone, including Manchester United.

The greater the controversy, the more you need manners.

I'm not going to get down in the gutter with DeSantis and Trump - there's enough of that going on.

Third, agree that verbal or physical explosions that attack the other person are not appropriate responses to anger.

D]espite the patina of civility coating most of modern society, underneath it is a thick layer of savagery.

We learn to restrain ourselves as we get older. We keep apart when we have quarrelled, express ourselves in well-bred phrases, and in this way preserve a dignified alienation, showing much firmness on one side, and swallowing much grief on the other. We no longer approximate in our behavior to the mere impulsiveness of the lower animals, but conduct ourselves in every respect like members of a highly civilized society.

We learn to restrain ourselves as we get older. We keep apart when we have quarrelled, express ourselves in well-bred phrases, and in this way preserve a dignified alienation, showing much firmness on one side, and swallowing much grief on the other. We no longer approximate in our behaviour to the mere impulsiveness of the lower animals, but conduct ourselves in every respect like members of a highly civilised society.

Politeness is, you know, is a wonderful thing. Manners are in fact, really important thing. But remember, Jesus didn't have many manners as we now know.

Canadians are very well behaved, they don't throw their food.