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"Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy." »Ambrose Bierce
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"One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at Politeness." »Josh Billings
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"It is wise to apply the oil of refined Politeness to the mechanisms of friendship." »Colette
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"Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back." »Thomas Sowell
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"Politeness costs nothing. Nothing, that is, to him that shows it but if often costs the world very dear." »W. Allingham
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"All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, Politeness, comity, courtesy upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises." »Henry Clay
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"All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, Politeness, comity, courtesy; upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise; but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises." »Henry Clay
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"The bonds that unite another person to ourselves exist only in our mind. Memory as it grows fainter relaxes them, and notwithstanding the illusion by which we would fain be cheated and with which, out of love, friendship, Politeness, deference, duty, we cheat other people, we exist alone. Man is the creature that cannot emerge from himself, that knows his fellows only in himself when he asserts the contrary, he is lying." »Marcel Proust
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"Politeness is half good manners and half good lying." »Mary Wilson Little
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"Politeness is one half good nature and the other half good lying." »Mary Wilson Little
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