Thomas Carlyle Quotes

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.

Class is considerate of others. It knows that good manners is nothing more than a series of petty sacrifices.

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

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

I try to be kind to people, to treat them with respect. And I'm proud of that.

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.

I can be nice - I don't need to be rude for no reason.

I really admire the fact that whenever Marc Singer gets a call from someone running late, he says he's running late, too. I don't admit that even when it's true. Small, unnoticeable acts of generosity are sometimes the most impressive.

I always try to be nice. I never want to be that person that anyone perceives as being rude or disrespectful, 'cause that's not me at all.

In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own.

How someone treats a waiter or doorman can tell you so much about a person.

Be good, kind, and friendly to the receptionist. She's had a hard day.

I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days.

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.

Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests.

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.

A man needs to be polite, not just to me but to everyone. I watch that. How does he treat the waiter? How does he treat the coat-check girl? How does he treat the driver?

I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.

The great people I've met always have time for the niceties.

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

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.

Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important.