Basil Lidell Hart Quotes

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Give the other person the ability to save face…. Don’t rub his nose in things.

I always felt the true test of a man's character is how he treats people he can't use.

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

It comes down to the way you treat people. When you treat people with dignity and respect all the time, you can work through anything.

I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step on other people's toes and infringe on their freedom.

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

Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.

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

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

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.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

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

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

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.

The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are not required.

I hope that I've been able to treat people with the respect they've shown me. That's basically the tenet you try to live by. I haven't been successful at it all my life, but that's what I strive for.

You just always do what will make the other fellow feel comfortable, at ease, and then everything else will be all right.

My grandmother had a motto that you should never look down on people unless you are helping them up, and I think that's a very spiritual way of living.