78 Quotes About Rudeness

More often than not, we’re not mindful or prudent of what we say until we already hurt or offended someone. And the sad part of it, we don’t always own or take responsibility for our insensitivity, and that's tragic.

Prefacing a sentence with 'I don't want to appear rude, but...' flags up the same alarm bells as 'I am not racist, but...' It's quite simple: if you don't want to appear rude, don't be rude. If you're not a racist, don't behave like a racist.

It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.

No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.

He must be aged to have good manners. Modern young men have to be angry, and that means plain rude.

I like the way Nepalis point by pouting their lips; they reckon pointing with a finger is rude.

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

When the healthy pursuit of self-interest and self-realization turns into self-absorption, other people can lose their intrinsic value in our eyes and become mere means to the fulfillment of our needs and desires.

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.