Tecumseh Quotes

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.

Anytime anybody is rude, it makes me double-check my own behavior to make sure I don't do that to other people.

Take time to be kind and to say 'thank you.'

I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could you give me a moment of your time, I know you're very busy,' and usually, they will.

I'm big on manners. I'm big on politeness. I'm big on gratitude.

Come to think of it, even though I've received tons of fan letters and presents from everyone, I've never written anyone back. How rude of me!

Gratitude is a sign of maturity...Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.

Manners require showing consideration of all human beings, not just the ones to whom one is close.

Give warm greetings and farewells. I was surprised by how much this resolution changed the atmosphere of my home.

Humility is truth.

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and prepared them to be good to other people and to consider other people.

I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?'

You live your life day by day and find ways to get through it. You grow up through things that are challenging and you find the joy. You realize there are so many people that have it much worse and remind yourself. I have been very blessed.

Morals always sound like cliches, but usually cliches are based on things that are ultimate truths. Be grateful for what you have; appreciate what's right there in front of you.

When I was pregnant, I was so huge and people on the bus would get up for me. That made me feel so precious and valued and valuable. I try to treat everyone like they're pregnant.

I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

I would never disrespect anyone.

I think it's the easiest thing in the world to be friendly and say 'please' and 'thank you.' I try and remember it and use it.

As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.