If cats could talk, they wouldn’t. —Nan Porter More about this quote Tags: cats animals politeness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It is one thing to decry the rat race. … That is the good and honorable work of moralists. It is quite another thing to quit the rat race, to drop out, to refuse to run any further — that is the work of the individualist. It is offensive because it is impolite; it makes the rebuke personal; the individualist calls not his or her behavior into question, but mine. —Paul Gruchow More about this quote Tags: morality politeness rat race quitting individualism offense Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You must be very polite with yourself when you are learning something new. —Elizabeth Gilbert in Love More about this quote Tags: learning self-love politeness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. —Mark Twain More about this quote Tags: politics knowledge self-centeredness politeness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Politeness doesn't require actual humanity. It's just cultural ritual. Kindness means you actually care and have good intentions toward a person. It means you think about them as much as you think about yourself. —Karen Kilgariff in Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered More about this quote Tags: humanity politeness care ritual Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email