Jude Law Quotes

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

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

Opening doors for us, helping us with our jackets and chairs - we love all that.

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.

It was ingrained in me to be gracious.

Well, as I was saying... everyone's so nice to me, usually.

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

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.

The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.

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.

On the way to work good-hearted young girls sometimes offer me their seats, which I accept and bless them in return, a transaction satisfying to all concerned.

If a man holds a door open for me or pulls back a chair so that this old bag can sit down, I'm delighted.

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

The last thing I say on most phone calls is not, 'Goodbye,' but, 'Thank you.'

There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.

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

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

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

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.

The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy.

If I go to your home, and you're cooking me a meal, I will eat whatever you put in front of me.

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.

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.