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It’s still part of the politeness norms that kids learn when they are growing up. – Jennifer Cramer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Clarity is the politeness of the man of letters. – Jules Renard	added by anonymous 4 years ago
Our pride will lead us to perish, but our politeness keeps us alive. – Sipho P Nkosi	added by SIPHO P NKOSI 6 years ago
Our philosophy is to avoid confrontation, even in opposition, we practice wise opposition, through nice words and politeness. – Younes Makhyoun	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Letters haven't worked. Southern politeness hasn't worked. We're going to ratchet it up. – Trey Gowdy	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
He is the very pineapple of politeness! – Richard Brinsley Sheridan	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Politeness is the flower of humanity. – Joseph Joubert	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations. – Bryant McGill	added by anonymous 11 years ago
Politeness is one half good nature and the other half good lying. – Mary Wilson Little	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Politeness is half good manners and half good lying. – Mary Wilson Little	added by anonymous 13 years ago
All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy; upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise; but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises. – Henry Clay	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy. – Ambrose Bierce	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Politeness costs nothing. Nothing, that is, to him that shows it but if often costs the world very dear. – W. Allingham	added by anonymous 14 years ago
All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises. – Henry Clay	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The bonds that unite another person to ourselves exist only in our mind. Memory as it grows fainter relaxes them, and notwithstanding the illusion by which we would fain be cheated and with which, out of love, friendship, politeness, deference, duty, we cheat other people, we exist alone. Man is the creature that cannot emerge from himself, that knows his fellows only in himself when he asserts the contrary, he is lying. – Marcel Proust	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back. – Thomas Sowell	added by anonymous 14 years ago
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship. – Colette	added by anonymous 14 years ago
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. – Josh Billings	added by anonymous 14 years ago

It’s still part of the politeness norms that kids learn when they are growing up.

– Jennifer Cramer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Clarity is the politeness of the man of letters.

– Jules Renard

added by anonymous
4 years ago

Our pride will lead us to perish, but our politeness keeps us alive.

– Sipho P Nkosi

added by SIPHO P NKOSI
6 years ago

Our philosophy is to avoid confrontation, even in opposition, we practice wise opposition, through nice words and politeness.

– Younes Makhyoun

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Letters haven't worked. Southern politeness hasn't worked. We're going to ratchet it up.

– Trey Gowdy

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

He is the very pineapple of politeness!

– Richard Brinsley Sheridan

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

– Joseph Joubert

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.

– Bryant McGill

added by anonymous
11 years ago

Politeness is one half good nature and the other half good lying.

– Mary Wilson Little

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

– Mary Wilson Little

added by anonymous
13 years ago

All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy; upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise; but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises.

– Henry Clay

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.

– Ambrose Bierce