Top 25 Politeness Quotes of 50

You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness.

You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness.

Vladimir Putin

Weapons, Politeness, Can Do

"Meeting U.S. Envoy, Putin Appears to Soften His Tone". www.nytimes.com. November 19, 2014.

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

William Gilmore Simms

Consideration, Source, Politeness

William Gilmore Simms (1853). “Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside”, p.235

He is the very pineapple of politeness.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Clever, Pineapples, Politeness

The Rivals act 3, sc. 3 (1775)

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Oliver Goldsmith

Country, Different, Politeness

Oliver Goldsmith, Henry George Bohn (1848). “Works: With a Life and Notes”, p.112

Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.

Sonia Sotomayor

Mistake, Politeness

"A Justice Deliberates: Sotomayor On Love, Health And Family". "Morning Edition" with Nina Totenberg, kuow.org. January 12, 2013.

Punctuality is the politeness of kings.

Louis XVIII of France

Kings, Punctuality, Politeness

Attributed, in 'Souvenirs de J. Lafitte' (1844) bk. 1, ch. 3

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

Tommy Lee Jones

Morning, Kindness, Politeness

"Me and Mr Jones". Interview with Gaby Wood, www.theguardian.com. July 21, 2002.

True power and true politeness are above vanity.

Voltaire

Vanity, True Power, Politeness

Voltaire (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)”, p.3158, Delphi Classics

Politeness is organized indifference.

Paul Valery

Indifference, Politeness, Organized

"Tel Quel". Book by Paul Valery, 1943.

Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince.

Josh Billings

Logic, Politeness, Convince

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

Jean de la Bruyere

Manners, Should, Politeness

There is a time for politeness and there is a time when you are obliged to be rude.

Daniel Dennett

Rude, Politeness, Obliged

Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.

Veronica Roth

Deception, Packaging, Politeness

Veronica Roth (2013). “The Divergent Series Complete Collection: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant”, p.44, Harper Collins

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.

Theodore Roosevelt

Dignity, Politeness, Subservience

Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Addresses, Introduction, Politeness

There is no accomplishment so easy to acquire as politeness and none more profitable.

George Bernard Shaw

Accomplishment, Easy, Politeness

Politeness is wasted on the dishonest, who will always take advantage of any well-intended concession.

Barrett Brown

Advantage, Politeness, Wells

"Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design and the Easter Bunny". Book by Barrett Brown and ‎Jon P. Alston, 2007.

Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.

Oliver Goldsmith

Results, Politeness, Good Nature

Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior (1837). “The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: Letters from a citizen of the world, to his friend in the East. A familiar introduction to the study of natural history”, p.155

Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things.

Thomas B. Macaulay

Politeness, Benevolence, Wells

Politeness is good nature regulated by good sense.

Sydney Smith

Army, Politeness, Good Nature

Sydney Smith, Lady Saba (Smith) Holland Holland (1855). “A memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith”, p.459

I think that helps because there has been no formality of friendship, the politeness of friendship, so we can just work directly on the work that's ahead of us [with Tom Hardey].

Steven Knight

Thinking, Helping, Politeness

Source: deadline.com