WIST QuotationsFeb 12

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 241 (1955)

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Hoffer, Eric - Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 241 (1955) | WIST Quotations

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Oct 15

A quotation from Thomas Fuller

When thou art in the Company of Ladies behave civilly, and shew good Breeding. They will easily pardon a Man’s Want of Sense, but rarely his Want of Manners.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2214 (1727)

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Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2214 (1727) - Fuller, Thomas (1654) | WIST Quotations

When thou art in the Company of Ladies behave civilly, and shew good Breeding. They will easily pardon a Man's Want of Sense, but rarely his Want of Manners.

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Sep 1, 2025

A quotation from Judith Martin

Q. Is it ever acceptable to be rude?
 
A. No. Now, that doesn’t mean you have to let people walk all over you. Etiquette does not render you defenseless. If it did; even I wouldn’t subscribe to it. But rudeness in retaliation for rudeness just doubles the amount of rudeness in the world.

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
Interview (2011-08), “Q and A with Miss Manners,” by Arcynta Ali Childs, Smithsonian magazine

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Aug 21, 2025

A quotation from Robert Heinlein

A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot. […] This symptom is especially serious in that an individual displaying it never thinks of it as a sign of ill health but as proof of his/her strength.

Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
Friday, ch. 23 [Boss] (1983)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/heinlein-robert-a/78…

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v_i_o_l_aFeb 21, 2025
"Can #ChatGPT recognize #impoliteness? An exploratory study of the pragmatic awareness of a large language model"
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2025.02.001
WIST Quotations moves again!Jan 2, 2024

A quotation from Martin, Judith:

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Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness.
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https://wist.info/martin-judith/2694/

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"Miss Manners," syndicated column (1978-10-08) - Martin, Judith | WIST Quotations

Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness. On interactions between the general public and picketers, though she has used the phrase on other occasions. Reprinted in Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, Part 3 "Basic Civilization," "Common Courtesy for All Ages" (1983).

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WIST Quotations moves again!Sep 6, 2023

A quotation from Baring, Maurice:

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Whoever one is, and wherever one is, one is always in the wrong if one is rude.
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https://wist.info/baring-maurice/62987/

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The Coat Without Seam, ch. 8 [Countess Felsen] (1929) - Baring, Maurice | WIST Quotations

Whoever one is, and wherever one is, one is always in the wrong if one is rude.

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WIST Quotations moves again!Jun 6, 2023

A quotation from La Bruyere, Jean de:

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Discourtesy is not one specific vice of the soul but the result of several vices: foolish vanity, ignorance of one’s duties, laziness, stupidity, thoughtlessness, contempt for others, and jealousy.
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https://wist.info/la-bruyere-jean-de/50904/

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Anthropology Article AI Art🖼️Nov 9, 2022

“Mock Impoliteness in Saudi Arabia: Strategies of Evil Cursing” - Muteb Alqarni
https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.12311
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nopeAug 5, 2022
A Socio-Emotional Model of Impoliteness for Non-Player Characters
(2009) : Pierre, Universit{\'e} and Sabouret, Nicolas and Campano, Sabrina and Sabouret, Nicolas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACII.2009.5349342
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A socio-emotional model of impoliteness for non-player characters

Due to its important role in dialogue, politeness has been widely studied both from a theoretical point of view and at a practical level in virtual agents. However, few attention has been given to impoliteness, even though virtual characters, such as non player characters in video games, should be able to use it to improve their believability. In this paper, we describe a model for utterance selection based on impoliteness that takes into account emotions, personality, and social relations.