Respect Quotes - Page 2

• Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others.

  Denis Waitley

  Powerful, Integrity, Self

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• The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Positive, Forgiveness, Mother

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• Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

  Benjamin E. Mays

  Integrity, Communication, Honest

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• Honour may not win power, but it wins respect. And respect earns power.

  Ishida Mitsunari

  Wisdom, Winning, Power

  "Fictional character: Mitsunari Ishida". Video Game "Samurai Warriors", 2004.

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  A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.

  Dave Barry

  Inspirational, Motivational, Kindness

  Dave Barry (1998). “Dave Barry Turns 50”, Crown

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• He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Self Esteem, Coats, Safe

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2012). “My Complete Poetical Works (Annotated Edition)”, p.1501, Jazzybee Verlag

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• As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Unique, Ethics, Grows

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• Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

  Confucius

  Wisdom, Philosophical, Character

  Chʻu Chai, Confucius, Mencius (1965). “Lun Yü”, New Hyde Park, N.Y. : University Books

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• That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

  William J. H. Boetcker

  Inspirational, Life, Wisdom

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• A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.

  Sean Covey

  Fruit Salad, Flavor, Fruits And Vegetables

  Sean Covey (2014). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Personal Workbook”, p.166, Simon and Schuster

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• A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

  Billy Graham

  Family, Children, Parenting

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• I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Spiritual

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.480, Princeton University Press

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• The first duty of love is to listen.

  Paul Tillich

  Love, Life, Marriage

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• I deserve to have boundaries, and my boundaries are respected. I love and honor myself. I am safe. All is well.

  Louise Hay

  Love, Inspirational, Honor

  FaceBook post by Louise Hay from Mar 02, 2013

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• Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.

  Norman Cousins

  Life, Men, Literature

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• There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

  Henri Frederic Amiel

  Inspirational, Humility, Army

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• Work hard, don't quit, be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful, also to never whine ever, never complain, and, always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of humor.

  Michael Keaton

  Motivational, Moving On, Thankful

  "Michael Keaton Gave An Incredibly Personal Acceptance Speech About His Tough Childhood" by Kirsten Acuna, www.businessinsider.com. January 12, 2015.

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• Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.

  Eldridge Cleaver

  Inspirational, Given, Command

  ELDRIDGE CLEAVER (1968). “SOUL ON ICE”

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  For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.158, Pan Macmillan

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• They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Wise, Determination

  "Fictional character: Mohandas K. Gandhi". "Gandhi", 1982.

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• If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, if you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.

  Dalai Lama

  Motivation, Kindness, Compassion

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.190, Penguin

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• We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Life, Motivational, Wisdom

  Speech at St. Louis, 22 Mar. 1964, in St Louis Post-Dispatch 23 Mar. 1964

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• Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Self Esteem, Self Worth, Ethics

  Baltasar Gracian (2006). “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”, p.156, Shambhala Publications

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• We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Strength, Patriotic, Ethics

  Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”, p.17

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• Empathy is a respectful understanding of what others are experiencing. Instead of offering empathy, we often have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling. Empathy, however, calls upon us to empty our mind and listen to others with our whole being.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Strong, Offering, Giving

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