Politeness Quotes:
There is a time for politeness and there is a time when you are obliged to be rude,
topic: Rude, Politeness
The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness.
source: Dumas Malone (1951). “Jefferson and His Time: Jefferson and the rights of man”
topic: Mind, Politeness, Boldness
They [the English] have a special word, "civil," for what is elsewhere merely ordinary politeness.
topic: Special, Ordinary, Politeness
such is the effect of true politeness, that it banishes all restraint and embarassment.
topic: Politeness, Restraint
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
topic: Desire, Politeness, Treated, Being Polite
There is no accomplishment so easy to acquire as politeness and none more profitable.
topic: Accomplishment, Easy, Politeness, Profitable
Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.
topic: Art, Politeness
Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince.
topic: Logic, Politeness, Convince
Home is the place where true politeness tells.
source: Julia McNair Wright (1895). “Ideal Homes, Or, Our Golden Mile-stones ...: A Volume of Practical Experices, Popularly Illustrated : Embracing All the Interests of the Household”
topic: Home, Politeness
Punctuality is the politeness of kings.
source: Attributed, in 'Souvenirs de J. Lafitte' (1844) bk. 1, ch. 3
topic: Kings, Punctuality, Politeness
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.
topic: Art, Courtesy, Politeness, Being Polite, Good Manners
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
topic: Addresses, Introduction, Politeness, Affable
The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.
topic: Chiefs, Politeness, Conscience, Escorting
Gentleness is the great point to be obtained in the study of manners.
topic: Study, Manners, Politeness
Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business.
topic: Business, Civility, Politeness
topic: Perfect, Faces, Politeness, Meaning Something
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
topic: Civilization, Atheism, Politeness, Being Polite
source: François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.179
topic: Observation, Politeness, Good Breeding
topic: Natural, Politeness
Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things.
topic: Benevolence, Politeness, Wells
Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.
source: "Me and Mr Jones". Interview with Gaby Wood, www.theguardian.com. July 21, 2002. 
topic: Morning, Kindness, Politeness, Being Polite
You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness.
source: "Meeting U.S. Envoy, Putin Appears to Soften His Tone". www.nytimes.com. November 19, 2014.
topic: Weapons, Politeness
topic: World, Cost, Politeness
The only true source of politeness is consideration.
source: William Gilmore Simms (1853). “Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside”, p.235
topic: Consideration, Source, Politeness
source: "Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design and the Easter Bunny". Book by Barrett Brown and Jon P. Alston, 2007.
topic: Advantage, Politeness, Wells
topic: Thinking, Helping, Politeness, Formality
The only option is politeness-remember always that you are dealing with other primates.
topic: Remember, Primates, Politeness
Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.
source: "A Justice Deliberates: Sotomayor On Love, Health And Family". "Morning Edition" with Nina Totenberg, kuow.org. January 12, 2013.
topic: Mistake, Politeness
source: Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1852). “Romance and reality”, p.266
topic: Maids, Manners, Politeness
Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts.
topic: Thinking, Mind, Politeness
Politeness is organized indifference.
source: "Tel Quel". Book by Paul Valery, 1943.
topic: Indifference, Politeness, Organized
That roguish and cheerful vice, politeness.
source: Friedrich Nietzsche (2016). “Beyond Good and Evil”, p.179, Friedrich Nietzsche
topic: Cheerful, Vices, Politeness
Politeness is good nature regulated by good sense.
source: Sydney Smith, Lady Saba (Smith) Holland Holland (1855). “A memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith”, p.459
topic: Army, Politeness, Good Nature
There is a politeness of the heart; this is closely allied to love.
source: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Stuart Blackie (1883). “The Wisdom of Goethe”, Edinburgh, W. Blackwood
topic: Heart, Politeness
He is the very pineapple of politeness.
source: The Rivals act 3, sc. 3 (1775)
topic: Clever, Pineapples, Politeness
True power and true politeness are above vanity.
source: Voltaire (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of Voltaire (Illustrated)”, p.3158, Delphi Classics
topic: Vanity, True Power, Politeness
In nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness.
topic: Failing, Missions, Politeness
source: Samuel Johnson (1761). “The Rambler: In Four Volumes”, p.239
topic: Loss, Advantage, Politeness
The truest politeness comes of sincerity.
source: Samuel Smiles (1872). “Character”, p.238
topic: Sincerity, Politeness, Truest
Don’t you bully me with your politeness!
source: Yann Martel (2012). “Life Of Pi, Illustrated”, p.424, Canongate Books
topic: Bully, Politeness