Max Beerbohm Quotes

I almost felt that I should offer to serve coffee.

I was taught to be respectful and humble as a boy, and especially not arrogant.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

My dad is the most humble man on the planet.

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

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

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.

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

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights.

It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.

Be a awful nice to 'em goin' up, because you're gonna meet 'em all comin' down.

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

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 just want my daughter to be respectful and nice to people. I want her to understand the importance of being humble.

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.

It's bizarre to be given an award for being empathetic and kind, which is what we all should be.

When you have a lot of talent, you don't necessarily have to be gracious and consider everyone.

There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

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.

It was ingrained in me to be gracious.