For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

Topics: Robert A Heinlein Quotes

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an...

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an...

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good...

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good...

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy...

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy...

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I...

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I...

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is......

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is......

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to...

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to...

Anyone who clings to the historically untrue -- and -- thoroughly immoral doctrine that violence...

Anyone who clings to the historically untrue -- and -- thoroughly immoral doctrine that violence...

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.

A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.

When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away....

When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away....

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.