The sentence "A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally" is attributed to Oliver Herford by Leonard Lewis Levinson in his Left-Handed Dictionary, published in 1963 by MacMillan Publishing Company.
Did he actually say it?
We don't know. Over the years, similar quotes have been linked in no particular order to Oscar Wilde, Lord Chesterfield, Margaret Butler, unspecified or misquoted Greek philosophers, Geraldine Grove, and, more recently, Christopher Hitchens, and John Cleese.
Did he actually say it?
We don't know. Over the years, similar quotes have been linked in no particular order to Oscar Wilde, Lord Chesterfield, Margaret Butler, unspecified or misquoted Greek philosophers, Geraldine Grove, and, more recently, Christopher Hitchens, and John Cleese.
[If the answer to this question should not come easy to you,
how about starting with small decisions at first?]
Whoever actually said one of those famous lines for the very first time is not so relevant, in the end.
The main point stays the same: It's all about intention.
Whatever we do and say (or we decide not to), being intentional about it is what life design and emotional intelligence are made of.
Keeping this in mind on a regular basis will help us make better decisions, from now on.
Coaching question of the day:
"How can you be more intentional with your decisions?"
Tags: Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Life design, Emotional intelligence, Quotes, Living with intention
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