Quotes About Respect

That one's as much Master as another, and since Men are all made of the same Clay there should be no Distinction or Superiority among them. [Emphasis

A first step toward satisfying that responsibility for Europeans and their descendants in North and South America would be to treat indigenous people today with respect—something that, alas, cannot yet be taken for granted. Recognizing and obeying past treaties wouldn't be a bad idea, either.

Being condescending, rude, or insulting says more about you than your intended target. Your words boomerang right back at you--and you're the one who looks like a fool.

I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone.

The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute to a man.

Soon found there is no way to rid yourself of a disagreeable man's conversation more effectually than by not allowing him an opportunity of making a remark.

Seeing his disappointment, I hastily resolved never to come between a man and his pun again. It's worse than interfering between husband and wife.

I don't even know whether past feelings and memories deserve any respect at all. Maybe they're no more important than a pinch of pain from an injury decades old. Feelings and memories rise and pass every day, like the weather. Only important at the moment. Why not just notice them and let them go?

If you wish to be miserable, think about yourself, about what you want, what you like, what respect people ought to pay you, what people think of you; and then to you nothing will be pure. You will spoil everything you touch; you will make sin and misery for yourself out of everything God sends you; you will be as wretched as you choose.

he who has trembled before the pedagogue's rod will not face the spear willingly.

Those who are still afraid of men have no fear of God and those who have fear of God have ceased to be afraid of men." —THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP

UNA DE LAS CARACTERÍSTICAS DE LA MADUREZ es la habilidad de estar en desacuerdo sin ser desagradable.

I have never lost respect for any individual who replied to a question with the answer, I just don't know.

When we worship something, we are affirming its value to us. We do that with our actions as well as with our hearts. A

There are good ways and bad ways to get my attention. Whacking on my ego with a crowbar will get my attention, sure, but it's not going to leave me well disposed to the messenger.

Very good, Mr. Howard. They were the ones who didn't try to second-guess their commanding officer. Can I suggest that in future you take a leaf from their book and refrain from poking your nose into things you have been told do not concern you? Or at least learn not to be so predictable about it." "Ah—" "Go away before I mock you," he says, sounding distantly amused. I

the diarist very wisely writes, "one could not be too guarded in one's conduct with such heroes."{201}

I can say that I have fallen deeper in love with you today, knowing the sort of man you are.

I would apologize to the devil if you treated him as you treat Nicola.

No human being has the right to put his own desires in front of the happiness of anyone else.

Whenever I have trouble standing up for myself (it's happened), I think about whether I would tolerate the situation if it were happening to one of my sisters, mother, daughter, or niece. If it's not acceptable for them, it's not acceptable for me.

Why do people show up—if not out of decency, and tradition?

If you are a drinker, always use a pseudonym when booking hotels. None of us really know what kind of mess we're going to leave behind, and there's no sense in getting banned from a resort you respect.

In various traditions it is common to avoid calling a magical creature by its real name; in Russia the bear is often referred to as Mishka, an affectionate nickname, rather than by its proper name of Medved, or 'honey knower'. (This is paralleled in English, where even today in equestrian terminology, the correct term for a white horse is 'grey', once the way of showing respect to the sacred white horse.)