Lynn Martin Quotes

My momma says whenever you go to somebody's house, you have to give them something. Don't come empty-handed.

Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests.

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 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.

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's nice to be important, but it's important to always be nice.

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.

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

I'd rather be a good guest in someone's home than tell them I don't like their food or make fun of them.

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

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

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.

I'm not always so nice.

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.

I don't think you should have to try to be nice, I think most people are nice. I think being cheerful and nice is just a politeness.

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

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

I quite like it when I'm on the Tube and people offer me their seat. Sometimes I take it. The other day I was offered a seat by a pregnant lady. I thought, 'That's going a bit far.'

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

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

Great men show politeness in a particular way; a smile suffices to assure you that you are welcome, and keep about their avocations as if you were a member of the family.

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