consideration quotes

I would never do a commercial if I thought it was offensive to anyone.

No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.

People who eat with their mouth open should be punched in the face.

What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

Gravity must be caused by an Agent acting constantly according to certain laws, but whether this Agent be material or immaterial I have left to the consideration of my readers.

Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.

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.

I take a lot of pride in the work I do, because people pay to see me. They’ve got to get babysitters, park their car, get popcorn and candy. I’ve got to be conscious of that.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted… but to weigh and consider.

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.

In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

Dreams are the guiding words of the soul. Why should I henceforth not love my dreams and not make their riddling images into objects of my daily consideration?

It’s that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so ‚don’t fuss, dear; get on with it.‘

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.

Do everything as in the eye of another.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

Don’t throw stones at your neighbors if your own windows are glass.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

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