They're ugly, but those are the facts of life.
Harper LeeRead
We're paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It's that simple.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses the profound respect we show by placing our trust in someone to act correctly.
In this quote, Harper Lee emphasizes the significance of trust in relationships, particularly in the context of honoring an individual's integrity. By placing our confidence in someone, we not only acknowledge their abilities but also show our reliance on their moral judgment, suggesting that trust is one of the highest forms of respect we can extend to others.
Themes
TrustRespectIntegrityRelationshipHonor
In practice
Example use cases
This quote would be perfect in a speech about leadership qualities.
More from Harper Lee
All quotes →It's better to be silent than to be a fool.
Harper LeeRead
Don’t talk like that, Dill,” said Aunt Alexandra. “It’s not becoming to a child. It’s – cynical.” “I ain’t cynical, Miss Alexandra. Tellin’ the truth’s not cynical, is it?” “The way you tell it, it is.
Harper LeeRead
With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.
Harper LeeRead
He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.
Harper LeeRead
You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don't.
Harper LeeRead
Similar quotes
Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.
Dalai LamaRead
I know that what you call 'God' really exists, but not in the form you think; God is primal cosmic energy, the love in your body, your integrity, and your perception of the nature in you and outside of you.
Wilhelm ReichRead
All political power is a trust.
Charles James FoxRead
I don't really look at the charts at all. If anything, I try to out-do what I've done before. I try to make music that I like and I trust my own judgement with what will work with a wider audience. If you compare yourself to the charts, you lose perspective on what you're doing and why you're doing it.
AviciiRead
Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream.
T. S. EliotRead
The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.
Carl SandburgRead