True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
Politeness is the flower of humanity.
One of the things that hold together a human society is the existence of basic politeness among its members.
Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.
Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.
The only true source of politeness is consideration.
Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.