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Quotes About Respect

I never knew teachers are human beings like everybody else-- and better too!
~ William Saroyan
Each of you will begin to be truly human when, in spite of your natural dislike of one another, you still respect one another. That is what it means to be civilized.
~ William Saroyan
To die, - To sleep, - To sleep! Perchance to dream: - ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause: there's the respect That makes calamity of so long life;
~ William Shakespeare
Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
~ William Shakespeare
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep, perchance to dream—For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause, there's the respect, That makes calamity of so long life
~ William Shakespeare
Mine honor is my life; both grow in one. Take honor from me, and my life is done.
~ William Shakespeare
Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of our generation you shall find.
~ William Shakespeare
So well thy words become thee as thy wounds, They smack of honor both.
~ William Shakespeare
Before, I loved thee as a brother, John, But now, I do respect thee as my soul.
~ William Shakespeare
I should think this a gull, but that the white-bearded fellow speaks it; knavery cannot, sure, hide himself in such reverence.
~ William Shakespeare
Then others for breath of words respect, Me for my dumb thoughts, speaking in effect.
~ William Shakespeare
You have too much respect upon the world; They lose it that do buy it with much care
~ William Shakespeare
It hurts not the tongue to give fair words.
~ William Shakespeare
Teach not thy lip such scorn, for it was made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt.
~ William Shakespeare
If thou wert my fool, nuncle, I'ld have thee beaten for being old before thy time. LEAR. How's that? FOOL. Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.
~ William Shakespeare
though I be but the prince of Wales, yet I am king of courtesy
~ William Shakespeare
Gods, gods! 'tis strange that from their cold'st neglect My love should kindle to inflamed respect.
~ William Shakespeare
If I lose my honor, I lose myself.
~ William Shakespeare
That in the captain's but a choleric word, Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
~ William Shakespeare
Nature might stand up      And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
~ William Shakespeare
Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.
~ William Shakespeare
Gracious Queen, even Herod of Judea wouldn't dare look at you unless you were in a good mood.
~ William Shakespeare
You hold too heinous a respect of grief. CONSTANCE. He talks to me that never had a son. KING PHILIP. You are as fond of grief as of your child. CONSTANCE. Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then have I reason to be fond of grief.
~ William Shakespeare
How does thy honor? Let me lick your shoe, I'll not serve him; he is not valiant.
~ William Shakespeare