Quotes by Rudeness Rudeness is better than any argument; it totally eclipses intellect. Arthur Schopenhauer rudeness argument eclipse We all have the right to call each other names. Rudeness is a deeply held constitutional value. Barney Frank rudeness values names Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none. Ben Jonson impudence rudeness folly I see woefully obscure poetry as simply a kind of verbal rudeness. Billy Collins rudeness obscure kind Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred. Bryant H. McGill rudeness appreciated literature No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy. Bryant H. McGill insufferable rudeness courtesy This must be the legendary Yankee rudeness Charlaine Harris legendary rudeness yankees I like rudeness a great deal better than flattery. Charlotte Bronte rudeness flattery deals Rudeness can make me angry. Clive Owen rudeness angry make-me-angry Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness. Confucius rudeness propriety clever rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter on to a hot plate - it slid and melted away. Elizabeth Bowen rudeness hot manners Rudeness is the weak man's limitation of strength. Eric Hoffer rudeness weak-man men Rudeness, I think, is the worst. Erin Heatherton rudeness worst thinking Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect. Eric Hoffer rudeness self-respect self Focusnot on the rudeness of others,not on what they've done or left undone,but on what you have done and have not doneyourself. Gautama Buddha rudeness done humility Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. J. K. Rowling rudeness silence men A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite. Jean de la Bruyere rudeness quality men Vanity and rudeness are seldom seen together. Johann Kaspar Lavater rudeness vanity together Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness. Judith Martin rudeness no-excuses differences When politeness is used to show up other people, it is reclassified as rudeness. Thus it is technically impossible to be too polite. Judith Martin rudeness impossible people 12»