Looking for quotes for rude people? We have compiled the best rude people quotes, sayings, phrases (images and pics) for you.
We come across people in life who talk in attitude, arrogance and are very rude in their behavior. Showing disrespect to others and insulting them is a weakness of one’s character. Mean words can cause great damage to people’s minds and feelings.
A new study reveals that rudeness in the workplace is a contagious behavior that spreads if nothing is done to break the vicious cycle of incivility.
Dealing with rude people can be a tricky affair. When confronted with mean behavior from a family member, stranger, a grumpy coworker or a snappish friend, you should try and not take personally their rude behavior. Try to avoid them and reciprocate them with kindness, good manners, and politeness. This is the best way to deal with rude people.
Rude people do not care how you feel as long as they get to say what they want, sometimes, they will even do it on purpose just to see you suffer. They are self-centered and often get agitated too soon and disrespect others.
Enjoy our quotes about people being rude to you – a collection by famous authors, poets, and actors. Also check out our post on mean people quotes to help you deal with toxic people.
Famous Quotes about Being Rude
- “If you can’t be kind, be quiet.” — Monica Early
- “I was so rude when I was a little girl.” — Rihanna
- “Be kind to unkind people; they need it the most!” — Buddhism
- “Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.” — Eric Hoffer
- “Frankness is usually a euphemism for rudeness.” — Muriel Spark
- “Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect.” — Eric Hoffer
- “Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness.” — Judith Martin
- “Forgive my rudeness. I cannot abide useless people.” — Jane Espenson
- “It is so tempting to return rudeness with rudeness!” — Mallory Ortberg
- “A true gentleman is one who is never intentionally rude.” — Oscar Wilde
- “I have seen people rude by being over-polite.” — Michel De Montaigne
- “A gentleman is never rude except on purpose.” — Christopher Hitchens
- “If I treated you the way you treat me, you would hate my guts.” — Unknown
- “Vanity and rudeness are seldom seen together.” — Johann Kaspar Lavater
- “Inappropriateness is funny to me. Rudeness is hilarious.” — Zach Galifianakis
- “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” — Solomon
- “It is terribly rude to tell people that their troubles are boring.” — Lemony Snicket
- “No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.” — Bryant H. McGill
- “There is a difference between expressing your opinion and being rude.” — Unknown
- “Do not complicate your proudness for my rudeness.” — Dr.P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
- “A gentleman is a man who is only rude when he intends to be.” — Winston Churchill
- “Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.” — Confucius
- “It’s a rather rude gesture, but at least it’s clear what you mean.” — Katharine Hepburn
- “A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.” — Dave Barry
- “Good manners cost nothing. Bad manners can cost you your reputation.” — B.D.Hawkey
- “I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.” — Dick Wolf
- “In my culture, whispering in the company of others is considered rude.” — Yolanda Hadid
- “Rudeness is better than any argument; it totally eclipses intellect.” — Arthur Schopenhauer
- “It’s so nice when toxic people stop talking to you. It’s like the trash took itself out.” — Unknown
- “Discomfort is understandable. It’s the rudeness that isn’t.” — N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season
- “A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.” — Bryant H. McGill
- “Do not be threatened by rude people, because rudeness is a sign of insecurity.” — Gift Gugu Mona
- “I’m not mean to fans because I’m a bad guy. I’m mean to them because they’re rude.” — Seth Rollins
- “Most of the time, people don’t mean to be rude; it’s just their sadness showing through.” — Sarah Jio
- “Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness.” — Neal A. Maxwell
- “There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.” — John Lock
- “Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man.” — J. K. Rowling
- “He must be aged to have good manners. Modern young men have to be angry, and that means plain rude.” — Unknown
- “It’s not a slam at you when people are rude, it’s a slam at the people they’ve met before.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “The less you respond to rude, critical, argumentative people… the more peaceful your life becomes.” — Mandy Hale
- “If you are rude, cynical, habitually-sarcastic or pessimistic, your life options are going to be very limited.” — Bryant McGill
- “Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.” — Sivananda
- “We all come across people who can be rude, never mistake yourself into believing there’s something wrong with you.” — Unknown
- “This rudeness is a sauce to his good wit, Which gives men stomach to digest his words With better appetite.” — William Shakespeare
- “I believe if you are nice to people, children will follow. Likewise, if you are rude to people, children will follow.” — Wendi Deng Murdoch
- “Some people leave artwork, some people do rude things, other people then turn those rude things into nice things.” — Peter Molyneux
- “When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don’t take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.” — Michael Josephson
- “A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.” — Bill Watterson
- “Never respond to rudeness. When people are rude to you, they reveal who they are, not who you are. Don’t take it personally be silent.” — Unknown
- “Focus not on the rudeness of others, not on what they’ve done or left undone, but on what you have done and have not done yourself.” — Gautama Buddha
- “Impoliteness is frequently the sign of an awkward modesty that loses its head when surprised and hopes to conceal this with rudeness.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
- “If someone treats you badly, just remember that there is something wrong with them, not you. Normal people don’t go around destroying other human beings.” — Unknown
- “Rudeness affected Margaret like a bitter taste in the mouth. It poisoned life. At times it is necessary, but woe to those who employ it without due need.” — E.M. Forster, Howards End
- “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.” — Robert A. Heinlein
- “It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter–an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.” — Arthur Schopenhauer
