Monday Meditation

Good manners and kindness...I don't always get 'em right...far from it...but I do value them and like to think I strive for them. I certainly admire them when I see them in others and appreciate it when these virtues are practiced on me! On that note, I found these quotes that speak to me today.

A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. ~Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn"

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. ~Eric Hoffer

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use. ~Emily Post

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. ~Author Unknown

Don't be yourself - be someone a little nicer. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. ~Samuel Johnson

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. ~Abraham Joshua Heschel

The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. ~William Wordsworth

The kindest word in all the world is the unkind word, unsaid. ~Author Unknown

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. ~Marian Wright Edelman

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~Leo Buscaglia

Kindness is the greatest wisdom. ~Author Unknown