But there's such a thing as common everyday politeness and gratitude.

So it was only common politeness when Susan said, "What a lovely dam!"

"This gentleman asks me for information, which common politeness will not permit me to refuse."

This is a matter of mere common politeness and good-breeding, and has nothing to do with any encouragement to people to marry.

I wasn't really feeling very amorous, but common politeness seemed to indicate a kiss, at the very least, so I reached for her.

I once gave them a packed house free of charge, and they never even had the common politeness to thank me.

Rust had the same firm grip of common politeness, too.

Hadn't he the common politeness to pick it up?

Submission is the common politeness of wild dogs.

Cicih was not even treated with common politeness.