Elsa Maxwell Quotes

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

Good manners are the techniques of expressing consideration for the feelings of others.

True politeness is perfect ease and freedom. It simply consists in treating others just as you love to be treated yourself.

All doors open to courtesy.

Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.

If you're not a nice person, don't call.

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?

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.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Don't keep your good manners to the end another time, but begin with them.

I don't ever knock anybody; that's bad manners.

I'm very respectful of others.

Good manners don't cost nothing.

It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude.

I pride myself on being the nicest person in the room. My grandmother always told me, 'Manners will take you where money won't.' When I walk into a room, I say "hello" to everyone I don't care who the person is or what they do, it's simply being respectful.

Good manners are a sign of strength.

My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous. So when we got on a bus, he would always encourage me and my younger brother to get up and offer our seat to an old lady. I grew up kind of liking that, thinking, y'know, that's a nice thing, that's a courtesy.

The outward expression of empathy is courtesy.

The essence of good manners consists in making it clear that one has no wish to hurt. When it is clearly necessary to hurt, it must be done in such a way as to make it evident that the necessity is felt to be regrettable.

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

There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.

I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.

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

But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad.

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