Politeness

[osprey_archer]

Because I am collecting quotes:

"Politeness is a poor virtue, if it is actuated only by a fear of offending good taste, whereas it should be the outward manifestation of a sympathetic regard for the feelings of others...In its highest form, politeness almost approaches love." - Inazo Nitobe, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.

And: "To love someone means to see him as God intended him." - Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Comments

[goldjadeocean.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I love those.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I especially like the Dostoevsky one, but the last line of the Inazo Nitobe one makes me stop and pause and think--always a good thing.