There's no chivalry in culture any more. Sometimes you meet someone who everyone says is polite and you're like, 'Wow,' but then it's like, 'Hang on, isn't everyone supposed to be polite?'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.
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.
It's one of these things that I've been struck by for so long about America. You know, this amazing politeness of American life that's not at all class specific. It's not like people get more polite as ascend the hierarchy of society. Just incredible good manners. It's always been something that I've noticed.
I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.
Manners make the world work. They're not only based on kindness but also efficiency. When people know what to do, the world is smoother. When no one knows what to do, it's chaos.
Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.
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.