I love how the politeness is at odds with the situation. From Wordnik.com. [CONVERSATION WITH A GIANT • by Kate Sheeran] Reference
And is not what we call politeness an illusion, and a very ugly illusion?. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences of Tolstoy] Reference
You would be surprised to see how entirely his politeness is his weapon of defence against the low and ill-mannered. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert, Formerly Ann Taylor] Reference
You are quite right though .. politeness is essential. From Wordnik.com. [Idle Dream No. 94] Reference
YES, my dear Bell, politeness is undoubtedly a moral virtue. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Emily Montague] Reference
In New York politeness is understood to be a privilege not a right. From Wordnik.com. [David Serchuk: Smackdown! New York vs. Louisville] Reference
(About the only thing ever lost by politeness is a seat in a crowded bus.). From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
It was so wrapped up in politeness and formality that it didn't burn the fingers. From Wordnik.com. [Canada In World History] Reference
His assertion that they have learned politeness from the Japanese is simply baseless. From Wordnik.com. [Unbeaten Tracks in Japan] Reference
Just think, we could have contests to see if people excel in politeness and courtesy. From Wordnik.com. [Sidewalk and Stairway Etiquette « Colleen Anderson] Reference
Within his fictions the emergence of politeness is grounded in a history of social division and exclusion. From Wordnik.com. [Walter Scott, Politeness, and Patriotism] Reference
In THE PRISONER, politeness is only a mask for power and privilege, a mask that may be dropped at any point. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
The message unfiltered by pretty politeness is this -- we aren't registered anywhere, because we don't want any gifts. From Wordnik.com. [January 11th, 2006] Reference
I offered to plead for my sincerity; and mentioned the word politeness; and would have distinguished between that and flattery. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7] Reference
From the foregoing hints, it will be seen that true politeness is the spontaneous movement of a good heart, and an observing mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother's Book] Reference
This might be out of compliment to the ladies, of whom there were several, and who ought in politeness to have been mentioned first. From Wordnik.com. [Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country] Reference
“they have learned their politeness from the Japanese!”. From Wordnik.com. [Unbeaten Tracks in Japan] Reference
A good education and instruct him in politeness and manners. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
He thinks that John’s over-the-top politeness is false and insincere. From Wordnik.com. [Sinisterly Apologetic? « Biodork] Reference
What is often called “political correctness” is just plain politeness. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » O’Reilly laments that you can’t make fun of Arabs anymore: ‘What has changed in America?’] Reference
'Yes,' says Rosa, with sudden spirit, 'The politeness was my guardian's, not mine. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of Edwin Drood] Reference
That which flatters vice can hardly be called politeness, but is rather adulation. From Wordnik.com. [The Cult of Incompetence] Reference
‘Yes,’ says Rosa, with sudden spirit, ‘The politeness was my guardian’s, not mine. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of Edwin Drood] Reference
What my husband and mother-in-law called pride, and I called politeness, was observed there. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Madame Guyon] Reference
The politeness was his way of saying that his questions were simply questions, not accusations. From Wordnik.com. [Twice shy]
I suspect the so-called politeness of vaudeville of the elimination of our once revered acrobats. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets] Reference
Your politeness is at the very heart of lying. From Wordnik.com. [Not Larry Sabato:] Reference
Yup, politeness is on the decline, as I recently observed at http://thorts. wordpress.com. From Wordnik.com. [Word Choice « I Had the Write Idea] Reference
This rule makes for ordinary politeness, that is all. ". From Wordnik.com. [Walter and the Wireless] Reference
I've seen enough examples of Japanese 'politeness' to not fall for the whole shtick. From Wordnik.com. [Patrick Ruffini] Reference
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