Quotes About Respect

It is fine to demand that the imbecile respect arts, letters, philosophy, the sciences, but let him respect them in silence.

There is something definitively vile about the man who only admits equals, who does not tirelessly seek out his betters.

Only those who never moved a finger to acquire them should talk about money and power.

Civilizations are not made "avec des idées" but with good manners.

To maintain that "all ideas are respectable" is nothing but pompous nonsense. Nevertheless, there is no opinion that the support of a sufficient number of imbeciles does not oblige one to put up with. Let us not disguise our impotence as tolerance.

A little patience in dealing with a fool helps us avoid sacrificing our good manners to our convictions.

Let us respect the two poles of man: concrete individual, human spirit. But not the middle zone of an animal with opinions.

La norma ética nos prohíbe ver a los hombres como medios y al Hombre como fin.

When nothing in society deserves respect, we should fashion for ourselves in solitude new silent loyalties

Man does not admire anything sincerely except what is undeserved. Talent, lineage, beauty.

Wie eine Tradition aufrecht erhalten? Indem man nicht von ihr spricht.

Vulgarity consists as much in disrespecting what deserves respect as in respecting what does not deserve it.

Vulgarity consists, basically, in being on first name terms with Plato or Goethe.

When respect for tradition dies out, society, in its incessant desire to renew itself, consumes itself in a frenzy.

There are two symmetrical forms of barbarism: peoples who have nothing but customs and peoples who respect nothing but laws.

By embracing the "modern mentality," Christianity became a doctrine which it is not easy to respect, nor interesting to do so.

If we would please in society, we must be prepared to be taught many things we know already by people who do not know them.

When you want to be well-liked in the world, you have to let a lot of people teach you things that you know and they don't.

Therefore I say unto you, after God, to woman must belong your best thoughts, for she is the divine temple where you will most easily obtain perfect happiness.

You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it's easy to say and harder to do.

Breaking some respected boundaries means a torrent of new life.

People who invariably put themselves first will find that others tend to put them last.

Listen twice as much as you talk and others will hear twice as much of what you say.

Don't interrupt, but be interruptible.