Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.
I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.
For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
Punctuality is the politeness of kings.
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.
When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'.
