Florence Nightingale Quotes

I'm sensitive, and I don't ever want to make anyone feel uncomfortable.

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 gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent.

Is not general incivility the very essence of love?

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

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

Civility is a choice.

Politeness and caring for each other cannot be a thing of the past.

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.

God knows, I never want to hurt someone's feelings.

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

Be nice to each other. You can make a whole day a different day for everybody.

Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult.

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

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

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

For me, the biggest thing is someone who's kind. I'm not into the bad-boy thing.

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

You know, I really am probably one of the sweetest, most sensitive people you'll ever meet.

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.

I give people my heart and my full attention.

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

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

Don't fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else's expense.

But if I'm going to cause somebody else discomfort by my actions, then I should probably modify my actions toward them to make them as comfortable as possible.