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Rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter on to a hot plate - it slid and melted away. — Elizabeth Bowen

Rudeness is the weak man's limitation of strength. — Eric Hoffer

Rudeness is better than any argument; it totally eclipses intellect. — Arthur Schopenhauer

When politeness is used to show up other people, it is reclassified as rudeness. Thus it is technically impossible to be too polite. — Judith Martin

There are occasions on which all apologies are rudeness. — Samuel Johnson

If you are rude, cynical, habitually-sarcastic or pessimistic, your life options are going to be very limited. — Bryant McGill

No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy. — Bryant McGill

Rudeness is like land mines you set for yourself. — Dani Kollin

A true gentleman is one who is never intentionally rude. — Oscar Wilde

Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness. — Judith Martin

Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength. — Eric Hoffer

Rudeness makes me very angry. — Stephen Graham

Rudeness is a weak persons imitation of strength. — Eric Hoffer

The big discoveries raise questions that make astronomers work feverishly and argue with an agitation that verges on rudeness. — Nigel Calder

This rudeness is a sauce to his good wit,
Which gives men stomach to digest his words
With better appetite. — William Shakespeare

It is terribly rude to tell people that their troubles are boring. — Lemony Snicket

Control yourself, it is not worth it. You will regret your rudeness afterwards, your sensitive nature will be troubled — Leila Aboulela

Impoliteness is frequently the sign of an awkward modesty that loses its head when surprised and hopes to conceal this with rudeness. — Friedrich Nietzsche

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people. — Lord Byron

A person who holds strong convictions might appear inflexible, impolite, or exceptionally obtuse, when they are merely direct. — Kilroy J. Oldster

I see woefully obscure poetry as simply a kind of verbal rudeness. — Billy Collins

Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness. — Rick Warren

There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse. — John Locke

Rudeness can make me angry. — Clive Owen

Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature. — Sivananda

M. de Charlus made no reply and looked as if he had not heard, which was one of his favourite forms of rudeness. — Marcel Proust

Focusnot on the rudeness of others,not on what they've done or left undone,but on what you have done and have not doneyourself. — Gautama Buddha

My Shyness Is Often Mistaken As My Rudeness — M..

Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. — J.K. Rowling

Inconsiderate, rude behavior drives me nuts. And I guess the inconsiderate rudeness of social ineptitude definitely fuels my work. — Cindy Sherman

A lot of people take too much directness as rudeness, especially from a woman. — Laurell K. Hamilton

If you can be Kind in the Land of Rudeness, you can be King in the Land of Kindness. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect. — Eric Hoffer

Rudeness was a sign of weakness. Grace stemmed from power, the power to accept anything and move on. — Robin Wasserman

You've just inherited rudeness. We've had to work at it. — John Connolly

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred. — Bryant McGill

I would apologize for my rudeness, if I had any manners. Happily, I don't. — Tamora Pierce

The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience to elegance, and from elegance to nicety. — Samuel Johnson

One person rudeness empowers another person to increase in intelligence — Vernetta Norman

Forgive my rudeness. I cannot abide useless people. — Jane Espenson

Never be put off by rudeness, Mma," she whispered. "It is the rude person who is rude, not you. — Alexander McCall Smith

Replacing rudeness and impatience with the Golden Rule may not change the world, but it will change your world and your relationships. — Steve Shallenberger

Was it the forgetfulness of old age or personal incapacity that made the man able to say please but not thank you? — Yann Martel

Children are capable of such open rudeness. — Trenton Lee Stewart

... believing sarcasm and rude remarks kept the monsters at bay. They didn't. — Louise Penny

Rudeness is something I just can't tolerate. — Phil Ramone

Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none. — Ben Jonson

What a fine thing to be as rude as that with such convictions. — Eilis Dillon

Man needs music, literature, and painting - all those oases of perfection that make up art - to compensate for the rudeness and materialism of life. — Fernando Botero

Fear the soldier who stammers, for he is very fast at pulling the triger. — Michael Bassey Johnson

I don't mean to be rude'- always a precursor to rudeness of the most offensive sort — Julian Fellowes

Inappropriateness is funny to me. Rudeness is hilarious. — Zach Galifianakis

Vanity and rudeness are seldom seen together. — Johann Kaspar Lavater

It is so tempting to return rudeness with rudeness! — Mallory Ortberg

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness. — Paul Theroux

[The Germans] so easily confuse obstinacy with energy, and rudeness with firmness. — Madame De Stael

I like the way Nepalis point by pouting their lips; they reckon pointing with a finger is rude. — Jane Wilson-Howarth

I like rudeness a great deal better than flattery. — Charlotte Bronte

Death is impatient and thoughtless. It barges into your room when you are right in the middle of something, and it doesn't bother to wipe its boots. — Tom Robbins

Rudeness is limiting. Sometimes a false hospitality can be even more dangerous, as any reader of fairy tales must know. — Patrick Flanery

A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite. — Jean De La Bruyere

Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness. — Neal A. Maxwell

Being equally convinced that aggression and rudeness are synonymous with having a "powerful personality." — Paulo Coelho

If you are going to be rude, be quick about it. — Mason Cooley

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. — Edmund Burke

I find it so liberating when other people are rude. It makes me feel mild and lazy and mean. — Sue Grafton

Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady. — O. Henry

I believe sarcasm is the passive form of rudeness and should not be tolerated in the Body of Christ. — Sean Feucht

[ ... ] Aglionby boys, who often thought rudeness was a louder sort of flirting. — Maggie Stiefvater

A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. — Bill Watterson

Frankness is usually a euphemism for rudeness. — Muriel Spark

We all have the right to call each other names. Rudeness is a deeply held constitutional value. — Barney Frank

Boys, I decided, simply have a given amount of rudeness they must express. — Robin Hobb

Spite and ill-nature are among the most expensive luxuries in life. — Samuel Johnson

Tesch seems to be someone who mistakes rudeness for intellectual rigor. — Emily St. John Mandel

Monk: Forgive our rudeness
Hakkai: Please, don't worry about it. A little purity is good for them.
Sanzo: You saying I'm corrupt? — Kazuya Minekura

Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for displaying it. — Quentin Crisp

Although some fools find rudeness sexy, it is never the path to seduction. — Perry Brass

This must be the legendary Yankee rudeness — Charlaine Harris

Rudeness is a means to attract attention, assert power, cover-up ineptitude, deflect personal insecurities, and intimidate meeker people. — Kilroy J. Oldster

I apologise for my friend's rudeness, he just learned how to to walk upright last year. — R.L. Mathewson

Rudeness, I think, is the worst. — Erin Heatherton

Without art the rudeness of reality would make life unbearable. — George Bernard Shaw

There's no excuse for rudeness. — Tyra Banks

Hugo," she said, in a certain hurt tone that I knew well and enjoyed provoking, "you can be most horribly rude when you choose. Why do you choose? — Patrick McGrath

It is rudeness of the highest order to hit a family when they are down. — John Patrick Hickey

I'm accustomed to Internet forums where rudeness and incivility are the rule, where too many people seem to take pride in their insults. — Bryan Burrough

Naw, rudeness is for amateurs. I prefer going right from polite conversation to extreme violence. — Stephen Schochet

Livvy noted there seemed some communal feeling between the married: any wife could be faintly rude to anyone else's husband. — Elizabeth Bowen