Quotes on Respect

Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.

Conceited men often seem a harmless kind of men, who, by an overweening self-respect, relieve others from the duty of respecting them at all.

Neither we, nor any other people, will ever be respected till we respect ourselves and we will never respect ourselves till we have the means to live respectfully.

The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own.

It is not sufficient to be worthy of respect in order to be respected.

I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

We often speak of love when we really should be speaking of the drive to dominate or to master, so as to confirm ourselves as active agents, in control of our own destinies and worthy of respect from others.

To be capable of respect is almost as rare as to be worthy of it.

Promises are not to be kept, if the keeping of them is to prove harmful to those to whom you have made them.

Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.

What, in the devil's name, is the use of respectability, with never so many gigs and silver spoons, if thou inwardly art the pitifulness of all men?

There is, nevertheless, a certain respect and a general duty of humanity that ties us, not only to beasts that have life and sense, but even to trees and plants.

Go into the street, and give one man a lecture on morality, and another a shilling, and see which will respect you most.

We live thick and are in each other's way, and stumble over one another, and I think we thus lose some respect for one another.

If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.

The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.

I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing.

We are an intelligent species and the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the brain is like a muscle. When we think well, we feel good. Understanding is a kind of ecstasy.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

Violence ever defeats its own ends. Where you cannot drive you can always persuade. A gentle word, a kind look, a god-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. There is a secret pride in every human heart than revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.

Without respect, the subtle alchemy that binds an organization or that serves as the impetus for a business transaction would dissolve into mutual suspicion and hostility.