#polite

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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It's politely assumed that democracy is a means of containing and restraining violence. But violence comes not from genes but from ideas. ↗

— Edward Bond

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He was so excessively polite that Wallendar suspected he had endured many humiliations in his life. ↗

— Henning Mankell

#politeness #life

I simply hate the people who have no good words for anyone, who is impolite & who don't respect anyone. ↗

— Prathima Bhandary

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Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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I've learned, I think, to be able to distinguish between the necessary and the unnecessary as far as my limited outside time is concerned. Saying "no" politely is a necessity if one wants to lead any kind of stable life. ↗

— Richard Chamberlain

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The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be. ↗

— Eric Clapton

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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#fun #i #lay people #life #nice

Punctuality is the politeness of kings. ↗

— Louis XVIII

#politeness #punctuality

I would say L.A. is more polite than London - it's a very careful place. People talk a lot in code. ↗

— Tom Hooper

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