(verb) To polish; to refine; to render polite.
"To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be polite."
"Be polite to all, but intimate with few."
"Politeness is a sign of dignity not subservience."
"Be resolutely and faithfully what you are; be humbly what you aspire to be."
"For a host, above all, must be kind to his guests."