Benjamin Watson Quotes

Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised.

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

The greater the controversy, the more you need manners.

I never let my politics supersede my manners.

There's no excuse for rudeness.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Civility is not simply about manners.

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

Just because you can say things that are uncivil does not mean that your should say things that are uncivil.

I think civility is important to getting things done.

I don't aim to offend.

In England, we have such good manners that if someone says something impolite, the police will get involved.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Etiquette does not render you defenseless. If it did, even I wouldn't subscribe to it. But rudeness in retaliation for rudeness just doubles the amount of rudeness in the world.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

It is more comfortable for me, in the long run, to be rude than polite.

Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

If someone's being less than courteous to you, I don't think you need to pay any attention to them.

We cannot always oblige; but we can always speak obligingly.

Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

People are pretty respectful for the most part.

Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

I would never disrespect anyone.

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.