It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy.

Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.

Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised.

Punctuality is the politeness of kings.

I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.

Politeness is the poison of collaboration.

When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'.

I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.