Politeness

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.
Thomas Jefferson
Humor
Truth
Virtue
Politeness
Want
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
Robert A. Heinlein
Civilization
Politeness
Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
Oliver Goldsmith
Country
Politeness
In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.
Paul Getty
Nature
People
Politeness
The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.
Marguerite Gardiner
Conscience
Politeness
Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.
Gustave Flaubert
Art
Faith
Freedom
Nothing
Politeness
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Friendship
Oil
Politeness
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
Otto von Bismarck
War
Politeness
Rules
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
Josh Billings
Gain
Politeness
Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.
Ambrose Bierce
Hypocrisy
Politeness
Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.
Honore de Balzac
Soul
Virtue
Nothing
Politeness