156 Quotes About Politeness

What’s the official answer to remarks like that?”“Nothing much...

It is astounding what power being kind, mannered, polite and considerate has in transforming your life.

Oh, hon, it's the little courtesies that make life bearable, I find, wouldn't you agree?

If you got the pride in practice game you will get humiliation in real game.

A polite man learns from everyone, a proud man learns from no one.

Modesty smiles, arrogance smirks.

A humble man is welcomed at all doors.

Yes, we're all overly polite, forage for berries in the summers, and craft simple wooden objects of great beauty around the fire at night.

Polite, socially acceptable suppression of our rage is "inauthentic," insofar as we are not sharing our full selves. And that is part of trust, too. Part of being trustworthy is meeting expectations and staying in line, as if you were a well-behaved woman.