politeness

• “Though her behaviour to us; continued I, was politeness itself, was there nothing more than _politeness_ in her address to Lord Darcey?”

  Barford Abbey

• “I love how the politeness is at odds with the situation.”

  CONVERSATION WITH A GIANT • by Kate Sheeran

• “And is not what we call politeness an illusion, and a very ugly illusion?”

  Reminiscences of Tolstoy

• “You would be surprised to see how entirely his politeness is his weapon of defence against the low and ill-mannered.”

  Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert, Formerly Ann Taylor

• “Perhaps it may be said, that these are not instances of what we mean by the term politeness, but they are instances of the difference of disposition, which occasions different modes of behaviour; and a nation will, throughout its several ranks, maintain the same characteristics, though the form of expressing them may be varied according to the circumstances of the parties. ”

  Drelincourt and Rodalvi; or, Memoirs of Two Nobel Families

• “In New York politeness is understood to be a privilege not a right.”

  The Huffington Post: David Serchuk: Smackdown! New York vs. Louisville

• “The middling distance that results as people pull back and forth is called politeness or civility.”

  Simon & Schuster: Bloodlust

• “Just think, we could have contests to see if people excel in politeness and courtesy.”

  Sidewalk and Stairway Etiquette « Colleen Anderson

• “In THE PRISONER, politeness is only a mask for power and privilege, a mask that may be dropped at any point.”

  Archive 2008-09-01

• “As we Indians are wont to do, the letter was exceedingly polite, but in retrospect, this politeness is wasted on the mafia that runs ISO.”

  Archive 2008-07-18

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