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Respect Quotes



"To belittle, you have to be little."


"There is so much we'll likely never agree on, but can we at least agree to be respectful and kind to each other anyway."


"A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could."


"Be obligated to people only in mutual love."


"If you want to be respected, do something respectful!"


"Okay, let's put it this way. I would like to sleep with you. But it's alright if I don't sleep with you. What I'm saying is I'd like to be as fair as possible. I don't want to force anything on anybody, any more than I'd want anything forced on me. It's enough that I feel your presence or see your commas swirling around me."


"Disagreeing with someone does not mean that they have to be enemies or opponents."


"If you continue to treat yourself like a 3rd class citizen, you'll stay a 3rd class citizen.You're better than that."


"If you're going to sit on someone's tombstone, you might as well know something about them, right?"



"No one can bother the one who has not interfered in the slightest with anyone. If such a person were to go into a town of robbers, the robbers will welcome him with respect and offer him food. No matter how many diamonds he would have with him, the robbers would not be able to touch them. Otherwise they would rob even the one who is accompanied by ten policemen."


"People with disabilities are sometimes very humble and approachable, if you want a seasoned reputation, then behave like one of the handicaps."


"The essential respect is the one in your own heart for yourself."


"You can always be better than your master but you can never change the fact that you were his student and he was your master! The seed must always respect for his soil!"


"Respect? Of course, always, to all, because everything seems funnier when you're trying to show respect."


"Tolerance. In all my years of debating politics and religion no mind was changed with derision and no thought convicted by way of harshness. You have no right to demand tolerance while deriding others and their beliefs in the process. Want tolerance? Extend it. You'll be surprised because given it, people will actually listen."


"I cannot compromise my respect for your love. You can keep your love, I will keep my respect."


"It' is for objects, not people."


"If people respect your age and not your personality, then it's time for you to do some urgent introspection."


"You must love him enough to trust his wishes, even if you disagree with them. You must respect him - no matter how wrong you think he may be, no matter how poor you think his decisions, you must respect his desire to make them. Even if one of them includes loving you."


"Respect your voice. Be a voice for those who do not have a voice."


"Why do people respect the package rather than the man?"


"To be dignified and distinguished give honor and dignity to others."


"Never hurt a woman because she is someone's mother or will be someone's mother. Could you hurt your mother?"


"If he pursues women infront of you, you are worth more than him. If you pursue a man, because of tactless spite, he is worth more than you. We're all entitled to live to the truths in our hearts, some won't understand it & that's ok, but it's never & I mean NEVER ok to intentionally go out of your way to make another's journey harder because of the perception they've had on your own."


"The country inspector's face had shown his intense amazement at the rapid and masterful progress of Holmes' investigation. At first he had shown some disposition to assert his own position, but now he was overcome with admiration, and ready to follow without question wherever Holmes lead."


"If you set a clear standard for yourself, for how you wish to be treated - people take note."
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