Polite Quotes - Page 22

• Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them.

  Richard Branson

  Inspirational, Business, People

  Twitter post from Jul 24, 2013

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• It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.

  Arthur Schopenhauer

  Wise, Stupid, Fire

  Arthur Schopenhauer (2012). “Collected Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

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• I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.

  Samuel Beckett

  Asking For Help, Tone, Helping

  Samuel Beckett (1967). “Stories & Texts for Nothing”, p.62, Grove Press

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• When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite 'thank you,' it is the recognition of dependence.

  Billy Graham

  Thankfulness, Recognition, Filled

  FaceBook post by Billy Graham from Nov 24, 2011

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• You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat.

  Jim Butcher

  Cat, Shopping, Bird

  Jim Butcher (2010). “Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files”, p.23, Penguin

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