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politeness quotes

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“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
“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
“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
“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
“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

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Persuasion (1)
Divergent (1)
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1)