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

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

Topics: Civilization Quotes, Politeness Quotes

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.

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

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

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

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...

To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy...

To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy...

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

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

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

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...

One man's magic is another man's engineering. Supernatural is a null word.

One man's magic is another man's engineering. Supernatural is a null word.

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.

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...

Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago.

Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago.

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds...

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds...

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things

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

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

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Odds on meeting a single man: 1 in 23; a cute, single man: 1 in...

Odds on meeting a single man: 1 in 23; a cute, single man: 1 in...

Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.

Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.

Fitness: if it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body.

Fitness: if it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body.

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Love alone can unite living beings so as to complete and fulfill them... for it...

Love alone can unite living beings so as to complete and fulfill them... for it...

The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that...

The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that...