Quotes by Politeness Politeness is the chief sign of culture. Baltasar Gracian politeness chiefs culture Politeness is wasted on the dishonest, who will always take advantage of any well-intended concession. Barrett Brown politeness advantage wells There is a time for politeness and there is a time when you are obliged to be rude. Daniel Dennett politeness obliged rude The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness. Dumas Malone politeness boldness mind They [the English] have a special word, "civil," for what is elsewhere merely ordinary politeness. Edmund Wilson politeness special ordinary such is the effect of true politeness, that it banishes all restraint and embarassment. Fanny Burney politeness restraint effects Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts Francois de La Rochefoucauld politeness delicate mind Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts. Francois de La Rochefoucauld politeness mind thinking There is no accomplishment so easy to acquire as politeness and none more profitable. George Bernard Shaw politeness accomplishment easy That roguish and cheerful vice, politeness. Friedrich Nietzsche politeness cheerful vices Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom. Gustave Flaubert politeness literature art In nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness. Hudson Taylor politeness missions failing Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within. Jean de la Bruyere politeness should manners There is a politeness of the heart; this is closely allied to love. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe politeness heart Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince. Josh Billings politeness convince logic Politeness smooths wrinkles. Joseph Joubert politeness smooth wrinkles Home is the place where true politeness tells. Julia McNair Wright politeness home Politeness, however, acts the lady's maid to our thoughts; and they are washed, dressed, curled, rouged, and perfumed, before they are presented to the public. Letitia Elizabeth Landon politeness maids manners Punctuality is the politeness of kings. Louis XVIII of France punctuality politeness kings The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington politeness escorting chiefs 123»