| | |

politeness quotes

English (9) Français (8)

edits filters

“Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is morning to be good on?” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
“politeness is deception in pretty packaging.” Veronica Roth, Divergent
“His cold politeness, his ceremonious grace, were worse than anything.” Jane Austen, Persuasion
“We have had to agree on a certain set of rules, called etiquette and politeness, to make this frequent meeting tolerable and that we need not come to open war.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden
“a real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman” Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl
“When you sit face to face with someone who is pleasant, respectful, and polite, you have a hard time reminding yourself that nothing he says is true, that nothing is sincere.” Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“I am the very pink of courtesy.” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“Call a jack a jack. Call a spade a spade. But always call a whore a lady. Their lives are hard enough, and it never hurts to be polite.” Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
“If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered” Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Related topics

truth deception war writing society appearance hypocrisy sincerity suspicion coldness girl courtesy manners prostitution semantics gentleman

Related authors

J. R. R. Tolkien (1)
Stephen King (1)
William Shakespeare (1)
Jane Austen (1)
Henry David Thoreau (1)
Milan Kundera (1)
Louisa May Alcott (1)
Patrick Rothfuss (1)
Veronica Roth (1)

Related sources

The Hobbit (1)
Romeo and Juliet (1)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1)
Walden (1)
The Name of the Wind (1)
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (1)
Persuasion (1)
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1)
Divergent (1)