#politeness

Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense. ↗

— Gretchen Rubin

#kindness #offensive #politeness #tact #fun

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. ↗

— Josh Billings

#gain #greatest #him #over #politeness

Lively, intelligent, and quite immature, [Emily] usually burst out with exactly the comment that summed up the situation beautifully and therefore could never in politeness be said. ↗

— Clare B. Dunkle

#insightfulness #intelligence #politeness #beauty

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#friendship #mechanism #oil #politeness #refined

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#good manners #half #lying #manners #politeness

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#good manners #half #lying #manners #one half

I want minimum information given with maximum politeness. ↗

— Jackie Kennedy

#i #information #maximum #minimum #politeness

Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#devil

A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#gentleman #gentlemen #inspirational #manners #motivational

The law and a thin veil of insincerity, all that prevents me from strangling an etiquette coach. ↗

— Bauvard

#funny #humor #law #manners #politeness