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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.


Robert A. Heinlein


#me #non #politeness #sine

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.


Otto von Bismarck


#even #observes #polite #politeness #rules

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.


Winston Churchill


#kill #man #nothing #polite #you

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.


Gustave Flaubert


#complaisance #faith #freedom #neither #nor

Politeness is the flower of humanity.


Joseph Joubert


#humanity #politeness

One of the more tiring aspects of hitchhiking is a need to be sociable and make conversation with whoever is driving you. It would be considered poor form to accept a ride, hop into the passenger seat and then simply to crash out until you reached your destination. How I longed to do just that, but instead I chatted merrily away, energy ebbing from me with each sentence, until Chris dropped me at the address of the lady who had offered me free B&B. One of the more tiring aspect of accepting an offer of free accommodation is a need to be sociable and make conversation with whoever had offered it to you. It would be considered poor form to turn up, dumb your bags, crawl into your bedroom and order an early morning alarm call. How I longed to do just that, but instead I chatted merrily away to Marjorie, energy ebbing from me with each sentence, until the tea was drunk, the cake was eaten and I finally plucked up the courage to mention just how exhausted I was. I apologised and said that I simply had to grab a couple of hours sleep, and Marjorie understandingly showed me to my room.


Tony Hawks


#hospitality #politeness #courage

Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy.


Christine Keeler


#hypocrisy #polite #word

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.


Sidonie Gabrielle Colette


#bad thing #children #occasionally #parents #place

Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet.


Thelma Ritter


#invented #killing #nobody #polite #word

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.


Madame de Stael


#art #choosing #politeness #thoughts #your






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