Niceties Quotes

“If we go down the rabbit hole of our unconsciousness and try to unravel the knotty points of our life story we may encounter a bunch of hidden niceties or emotional stowaways. Forgotten details in the windmill of our mind may daintily reveal, where things might have gone wrong. (“I wonder what went wrong.”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence. Many politicians promise green, green grass by blending niceties with delusion and by using alluring confidence tricks. They voice attractive tales and tell things, people like to hear. But the post-factual grassland often appears to be parched and barren. ("The grass was greener over there")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“I often find human behavior amusing. Like having a full refrigerator of food to eat yet buying fast food instead. If you learn to conquer the two big "N" words. Niceties vs Necessities. You might actually have some funds for the hard times that come.”
― Stanley Victor Paskavich

“Millions upon millions will attain your ceremony, but don't think all of them are in a ceremonius mood.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“He hasn't earned your your mercy."
Nessy replied, "Mercy isn't earned. It's given.”
― A. Lee Martinez, Too Many Curses

“But a favor has to be answered by another favor, and the courtesies became a chain that imprisoned us.”
― Elena Ferrante, The Days of Abandonment

“I don't think I fully appreciated how relaxing it is having someone I can be really mean to. It's going to be so hard being nice all the time.”
― Fiona Wood

“Nice people were not supposed to be able to recognize certain things, because they were supposed to be so untainted that they couldn't even think about them.”
― Geoff Ryman, Was

“Have you ever considered you might better make your point by being nice?'
'Nice comes from the Latin word for "stupid",' said Griffin. 'We don't wanna be nice.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel