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That character in conversation which commonly passes for agreeable is made up of civility and falsehood. — Alexander Pope

Teaching civility is an obligation of the family. — Stephen Carter

Kudj wonder if perhaps Mother right. Kudj wonder if civility only as strong as weakest person participating. — Sam Sykes

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character. — George W. Bush

I hold to the idea that civility, understood as the willingness to engage in public discourse, is the first virtue of citizens. — Mark Kingwell

Sheer human decency and civility are two of the most important contributions to our community life that women of courage can make. — Chieko N. Okazaki

A civil tongue speaks the language of masters. An uncivil tongue reveals character flaws of its master. — John R. Dallas Jr.

It is one of the important uses of civility to signify resentment. — Ambrose Bierce

While the scars of the monstrous Civil War still remain, the wounds have closed since 1865, in large part, because of the civility of Grant and Lee. — Douglas Brinkley

Civility, it is said, means obeying the unenforceable. — Ellen Goodman

There is nothing costs less than civility. — Miguel De Cervantes

I'm attracted to polarizing characters who upend the civility of life. — Mike White

She strove in vain against the echoing walls of their civility. — E. M. Forster

....a crucial measure of our success in life is the way we treat one another every day of our lives. — P. M. Forni

Civility is just lying to people about your true feelings. Hiding for personal gain.
Popular people, well, they're just the best liars. — Rick Remender

You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want. — Moliere

I think making a pretense of civility toward Eric Alterman is like making a pretense of civility to a scorpion. — John Podhoretz

That is why I often find myself at such cross-purposes with the modern world: I have been a converted Pagan living among apostate Puritans. — C.S. Lewis

Civility is not simply about manners. — Jim Leach

Divorce is not easy, but if you genuinely put your kids first, that dictates the civility you should show each other. What example are you otherwise? — Dawn French

Words have meaning beyond the obvious. Words have consequences beyond intentions. Civil words align risk and reward of such unknowns. — John R. Dallas Jr.

[D]espite the patina of civility coating most of modern society, underneath it is a thick layer of savagery. — Gene Doucette

Treating people fairly and with civility is not a bad thing ... It would be good for our country if political leaders actually took that to heart. — Jeb Bush

Success-minded people must understand that the use of profane and obscene words have no place in their vocabulary. — John Patrick Hickey

Civility and etiquette, gentlemen, are all important. — Hal Duncan

The system wears a mask of civility, yet will quickly reveal its true nature in the form of magnificently-purposed violence when needed. — Bryant McGill

Everything has a consequence to it. — John Patrick Hickey

No matter who it is or what you think of them, never rejoice in the pain of others. It lowers you to a level you should not be at. — John Patrick Hickey

Comedy speaks for civilization; farce bears an ill-concealed, sometimes unconcealed animus against civilization. Often against civility too. — Irving Howe

Some of us love hockey not just for its ferocity and skill but for its underlying code of civility off the ice. — George Vecsey

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold. — Jay Weatherill

I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness. — William Penn

Civility is the art and act of caring for others. — Deborah King

Elizabeth received them with all the forbearance of civility — Jane Austen

Poverty is the test of civility and the touchstone of friendship. — William Hazlitt

It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility. — John Howard