Quotes About Respect

Clarity is the politeness of the man of letters.

The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

I have no religion,' says Borneau, 'but I respect the religion of others. Religion is sacred.' Why this privilege, this immunity?... A believer creates God in his own image; if he is ugly, his God will be morally ugly. Why should moral ugliness be respectable?

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Gerhard voelde dankbaarheid. Hij was dankbaar voor Jules bestaan, voor iedere minuut van haar aanwezigheid, voor ieder woord dat ze tot hem sprak. Hij had het gevoel dat hij geen recht op Jule had, en dat gevoel was, erkende ze al gauw, de enige fatsoenlijke basis voor een gelijkwaardige relatie tussen man en vrouw

When we place ourselves in a position of judgment, then we turn ourselves into oppressors. Healthy self-esteem cannot exist side-by-side with oppression of any kind.

Christians must act according to their state in life, respecting and glorifying God in all circumstances. Though what may constitute indecent, immodest, or improper decorum at one time or place may not necessarily be so at another.

It was going against what I'd been learning here in Luna, that all living things have the right to be alive.

Excuse me, but you're disturbing the other students," Mrs. Nicely, the library media specialist, said,

Mind who you love. For that matter, mind how you are loved.

You are the bravest girl I've ever met, Miss Royal. I admire your courage.' I met her gaze and saw that she was not looking at me as the scruffly commoner, but as the heroine of my own take. As her equal. 'Please call me Cat,' I said. 'All my friends do.' She smiled. 'Yes, I'd like that. And call me Lizzie.

A gentleman would've risen when a lady entered the room.' I paused by the seat but did not sit down. 'Well, when one comes in I'll make sure I stir myself.' Ouch! I walked into that one. A point to him.

Yo sólo digo que no es incompatible la fe con la democracia y la libertad, y con el respeto a las creencias de los demás. Hay una frase de Martin Luther King que siempre me ha conmovido, dice así: «Hemos sido capaces de volar como los pájaros, de nadar

Respeto a los hombres no por las batallas que hayan podido ganar sino por las causas que defienden

Acaso es un amigo aquel al que le abres la puerta de tu casa y, una vez dentro, te quiere expulsar?

Manuel, el padre de Santiago. Pero el hombre se mostró inflexible; no sólo respetaba la decisión de su hijo sino que además le parecía muy bien.

You always get more respect when you don't have a happy ending.

There were rules among friends, commandments, really, and the most important one was Thou Shalt Not Lust After Thy Friend's Sister.

It's just that I don't think friends tie friends to the bedpost." James choked on his tea. "Caroline, you have no idea.

He was proud and stubborn, and all the ton looked up to him. Men curried his favor, women flirted like mad. And all the while he'd been terrified every time he'd opened his mouth.

He made her miserable!" Benedict protested. "As her brothers, it's our duty to--" "Respect her intelligence enough to let her solve her own problems," Violet snapped.

Simon gave her a startled look. 'I don't believe I have ever been condescended to by a woman before.' She shrugged. 'It was probably past time.