Quotes and sayings about tag  politeness

5 Quotes

Can he love her? Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections? To love is to burn - to be on fire, like Juliet or Guinevere or Eloise...

Emma Thompson

A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do.

Haruki Murakami

As I am sure you know, when people say 'It's my pleasure,' they usually mean something along the lines of, 'There's nothing on Earth I would rather do less.' [...]

Lemony Snicket

Politeness is organized indifference.

Paul Valéry

Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects.

Stephen King

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