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It is more comfortable for me, in the long run, to be rude than polite. ↗

— Wyndham Lewis

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Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

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My father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness and being on time. All very important lessons. ↗

— Roger Moore

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

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet. ↗

— Thelma Ritter

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We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely. ↗

— William Gilbert

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Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts. ↗

— Madame de Stael

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Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna dead, would just be another dead Mexican. ↗

— Sam Houston

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I’ll wait until your mouth is full of food before I ask you a question. That’s just the kind of gentleman I am.
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— Jarod Kintz

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She is probably by this time as tired of me, as I am of her; but as she is too Polite and I am too civil to say so, our letters are still as frequent and affectionate as ever, and our Attachment as firm and sincere as when it first commenced. ↗

— Jane Austen

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