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Polite Quotes

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Charlotte Eriksson
“Nothing much bothered you for a while and you kept walking like a silhouette through this town, saying hi’s and goodbyes, acting polite at all times. But there is no fire in your heart; you are not very concerned.”
Charlotte Eriksson, You're Doing Just Fine

Munia Khan
“Even a wolf knows how to be polite when animalistic humans have no clue about politeness”
Munia Khan

Bernard Cornwell
“We should know who they are," I said, "before we kill them. That's just being polite.”
Bernard Cornwell, The Flame Bearer

Terry Pratchett
“Do you know where 'policeman' comes from, sir? ... 'Polis' used to mean 'city', said Carrot. That's what policeman means: 'a man for the city'. Not many people knew that. The word 'polite' comes from 'polis', too. It used to mean the proper behaviour from someone living in a city.”
Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms

Rachel Khong
“Today we went over to your mother’s friend’s house for dinner. We’d asked you to be polite, so you said, “No more, please, it’s horrible thank you.”
Rachel Khong, Goodbye, Vitamin
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“Be like a water who creates his own path don't be like a stone who stops everyone's path”
Awais Aman

Nitya Prakash
“Being rude to waiters, cleaners or customer service assistants is very telling of someone's character.”
Nitya Prakash

مصطفى أمين
“ألناس في عصر الديكتاتورية مؤدبون جدا، لا يسألون عن السبب بل لا يجرؤون على السؤال عن السبب”
مصطفى أمين, أفكار ممنوعة

“It is better to be polite than rude.”
Lailah Gifty Akita

Abigail Roux
“Wait!" she cried, and she yanked away from him and gathered her heels and her ruined
purse. She slid the shoes on and straightened her shoulders. "I will go as a lady should," she claimed bravely. "In patent leather heels.”
Abigail Roux, Fish & Chips

“If you treat yourself well, you will be good to others,”
Lailah Gifty Akita

Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“With the freedom to ask whatever comes the freedom to answer however.”
Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Nitya Prakash
“If I have a crush on you, you gotta crush on me too. It's only polite!!!”
Nitya Prakash

“In a job interview, many candidates fake to be polite. So, the interviewers find it difficult to sort out the really polite ones!”
Md. Ziaul Haque

Israelmore Ayivor
“Who you are when you have no power to say anything, and who you become when you have power to say everything will determine whether you are a leader or not.”
Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

Israelmore Ayivor
“You may have good skills and better knowledge, but it is your attitude that will bring people closer to you.”
Israelmore Ayivor, Become a Better You

Michael  Grant
“I’ll tell you all about it, but let’s eat first. I’ve had nothing to eat. Although I was offered some raw squirrel. Canned pudding, that’s what I want. I’ve been dreaming about it.�
She hauled out a can and feverishly worked the can opener. She didn’t wait for a dish or spoon, but thrust her hand in and scooped some into her mouth. Then she stood transfixed, overwhelmed by the wonderful sweetness of it.
She was crying when she said, “I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten how to be polite. I’ll get you guys your own can.�
Sam hobbled over and scooped some pudding of his own, following her lead. “I’m way past polite myself,� he said, although she could see he was a little appalled by her wolfish behavior. She decided then that she liked him.”
Michael Grant

Sarah-Kate Lynch
“Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Manners aren't anything but a polite person being nice, no matter what everyone else is doing. But they make the world a better place, Sugar Honey, you can trust me on that.”
Sarah-Kate Lynch, The Wedding Bees

Mehmet Murat ildan
“Most people most of the time cannot see their faults! The best way to serve a person is to show their faults to them in a polite manner!”
Mehmet Murat ildan

Jeff VanderMeer
“He would study any number of topics and had no real preferences, his many eyes enthusiastically moving back and forth as he read the pages at a steady clip. I don't believe he needed light, or eyes, to read, but I know he liked to mimic what he saw me doing. Perhaps he even thought it was polite to seem to need light, to seem to need eyes.”
Jeff VanderMeer, Borne

Nitya Prakash
“Reminder: Women do not need to be polite to someone who is making them uncomfortable.”
Nitya Prakash

“একটি চাকরির সাক্ষাৎকার� অনেক প্রার্থীরা� বিনয়ী হবার ভা� করেন� তা�, সাক্ষাৎকারগ্রহণকারীগণ প্রকৃত বিনয়ী প্রার্থী বাছা� করাট� কঠিন মন� করেন!”
Md. Ziaul Haque

K.J. Parker
“Be specially polite to people who annoy you. True feelings are for true friends.”
K.J. Parker, Devices and Desires

“There's something exceptional about Prince Harry, which draws us close to him,
Maybe it's his charm, or perhaps, it's his cheerful grin,
He's compassionate, polite, witty and also very smart,
There's something exceptional about Prince Harry,
No wonder he has won our hearts. (2016)”
Charmaine J. Forde

Amit Kalantri
“If you got the pride in practice game you will get humiliation in real game.”
Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

Amit Kalantri
“A polite man learns from everyone, a proud man learns from no one.”
Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words