Respect Quotes

There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide.

Norman Douglas

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

Edward Gibbon

Respect yourself most of all.

Pythagorus

The doubt of an earnest, thoughtful, patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found indeed more faith than in half the creeds.

John Lancaster Spalding

But respect yourself most of all.

Golden verses of the Pythagoreans

Self - Respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

Rabbi Abraham Heschel

Never esteem anything as an advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self - Respect.

Marcus Aelius Aurelius

Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves.

Peter McArthu

In one important respect a man is fortunate in being poor. His responsibility to God is so much the less.

John Christian Bovee

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.

Jeseph Joubert

There is nothing respecting which a man may be so long unconscious as of the extent and strength of his prejudices.

Francis Jeffrey

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

Emerson

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self - Respect.

Theodore Parke

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.

William Hazlitt

We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it.

Thomas Jefferson

I respect everyone. I even respect journalists.

Alexander Popov

What is love? As far as I can tell, is is passion, admiration, and respect. If you have two, you have enough. If you have all three, you dont have to die to go to heaven.

William Wharton

I am one of those who believe that spiritual progress is a rule of human life, but the approach to perfection is slow and painful. If a woman elevates herself in one respect and is retarded in another, it is because the rough trail that leads to the mountain peak is not free of ambushes of thieves and lairs of wolves.

Kahlil Gibran, The Broken Wings

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.

Francis Maitland Balfou

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth but when everyone can tell you the truth, you lose their respect.

Niccolo Machiavelli

We have among us a class of mammon worshippers, whose one test of conservatism or radicalism is the attitude one takes with respect to accumulated wealth. Whatever tends to preserve the wealth of the wealthy is called conservatism, and whatever favors anything else, no matter what is called socialism.

Richard T. Ely

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be.

Hubert H. Humphrey

There isnt much better in this life than finding a way to spend a few hours in conversation with people you respect and love. You have to carve this time out of your life because you arent really living without it.

Real Live Preache

In your clothes avoid too much gaudiness do not value yourself upon an embroidered gown and remember that a reasonable word, or an obliging look, will gain you more respect than all your fine trappings.

Sir George Savile

Respect a man, he will do the more.

James Howell

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

Bertrand Russell

Integrity combined with faithfulness is a powerful force and worthy of great respect.

Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher. com Weblog, January 27, 2003