P.M. Forni
P.M. Forni
Pier Massimo Forni, a native of Italy, is an award-winning professor at Johns Hopkins University, where he has taught since 1985. Dr. Forni has published several books, including his 2002 best-seller Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct. He co-founded and currently directs the Civility Project at Johns Hopkins, the purpose of which is to assess the significance of civility, manners and politeness in contemporary society...
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If we are kind and considerate, people will want to be around us, and we benefit from enduring circles of attention and care.
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Respecting others' opinions doesn't mean being untrue to our own.
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Bragging is often merely a ladder we build for ourselves out of words when we are afraid we are not tall enough in the eyes of the world. It is an unwitting confession to low self-esteem.
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When the healthy pursuit of self-interest and self-realizatio n turns into self-absorption , other people can lose their intrinsic value in our eyes and become mere means to the fulfillment of our needs and desires.
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Civility means a great deal more than just being nice to one another. It is complex and encompasses learning how to connect successfully and live well with others, developing thoughtfulness, and fostering effective self-expression and communication. Civility includes courtesy, politeness, mutual respect, fairness, good manners, as well as a matter of good health. Taking an active interest in the well-being of our community and concern for the health of our society is also involved in civility.