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Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy.

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.

I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.

Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite.