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William Shakespeare

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.

Edward Young

(Polonius speaking)

Robert H Bork

No church that panders to the zeitgeist deserves respect, and very shortly it will not get respect, except from those who find it politically useful, and that is less respect than disguised contempt.

American Indian Proverb

When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.

John B. Priestly

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age - I missed it coming and going.

H.L. Mencken

We must respect the other fellow's religion,but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.

Alexander Popov

I respect everyone. I even respect journalists.

Luther Bear

The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart away from nature becomes hard he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans, too.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Cameron has never been in love -- at least, nobody's ever been in love with him. If things don't change for him, he's gonna marry the first girl he lays, and she's gonna treat him like shit, because she will have given him what he has built up in his mind as the end-all, be-all of human existence. She won't respect him, 'cause you can't respect somebody who kisses your ass. It just doesn't work.

Lyndon B. Johnson

The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It should be a place where every man feels safe on his streets and in the house of his friends. It should be a place where each individual's dignity and self-respect is strengthened by the respect and affection of his neighbors. It should be a place where each of us can find the satisfaciton and warmth which comes from being a member of the community of man. This is what man sought at the dawn of civilzation. It is what we seek today.

Pythagorus

Respect yourself most of all.

Golden verses of the Pythagoreans

But respect yourself most of all.

Dan Quayle

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

Lao Tzu

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

Gene Fowler

He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled.

Persian Proverb

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

Jane Haddam

In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect, and no more of it than we had earned.

Charles De Gaulle

I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

Ren G. Torres

He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others.

American Indian Proverb

Show respect for all men, but grovel to none.

SHAKS.: _M. of Venice,_ Act i., Sc. 1.

You have too much respect upon the world: They lose it that do buy it with much care.

Theodore Parker

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Albert Camus

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Robert Byrne

In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.

SHAKS.: _M. of Venice,_ Act i., Sc. 1.

You have too much respect upon the world: They lose it, that do buy it with much care.

William Lyon Phelps

This is the first test of a gentleman his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.

Louis D. Brandeis

If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.

Winston Churchill

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

Wilson Mizner

I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.

American Indian Proverb

Respect the gift and the giver.

John Lennon

If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that ... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.

John A. Field

I have been both rich and poor--while I have respect for both, I am unimpressed and unawed by both as well.

Jack Handey Deep Thoughts

A man doesn't automatically get my respect. He has to get down in the dirt and beg for it.

Frank Herbert

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.

Thomas Jefferson

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

Jodie Foster

Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting, and of all relationships.

William Hazlitt

The way to procure insults is to submit to them a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.

Lawrence Sterne

To have respect for ourselves guides our morals and to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Benjamin Spock

When I approach a child He inspires in me two sentiments: Tenderness for what he is, And respect for what he may become.

Edward Gibbon

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

Steve Pershing

Always treat people with respect and kindness, for they may be selected to be on your jury.

Malcolm X

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

John Cogley Commonweal

Tolerance implies a respect for another person, not because he is wrong or even because he is right, but because he is human.

Albert Einstein

Not until we dare to regard ourselves as a nation, not until we respect ourselves, can we gain the esteem of others, or rather only then will it come of its own accord.

Jeseph Joubert

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.

Norman Cousins

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

Harlan Ellison

On love I have no respect for anyone who says they've given up, or that they're not looking or that they're tired. That is to abrogate one's responsibility as a human being.

Ira Gershwin

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.

Marcus Aelius Aurelius

Never esteem anything as an advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

Herbert Clark Hoover

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.

Adam Clayton Jr. Powell

A man's respect for law and order exists in precise relationship to the size of his paycheck.

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

The inscrutable wisdom through which we exist is not less worthy of veneration in respect to what it denies us than in respect to what it has granted.

Respect you in the morning? I don't respect you NOW!

When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old. I missed out coming and going.

Character is the foundation stone upon which one must build to win respect. Just as no worthy building can be erected on a weak foundation, so no lasting reputation worthy of respect can be built on a weak character.

And I can fight only for something that I love, love only what I respect, and respect only what I at least know.

Respect a man, he will do the more.

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.

Brutality creates respect.

Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.

Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves.

Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.

Let me beg for your mercy if I have failed to earn your respect.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you and education.

Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

In one important respect a man is fortunate in being poor. His responsibility to God is so much the less.

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

Those that respect the law and love sausage should watch neither being made.

He is not of us who is not affectionate to the little ones, and does not respect the old; and he is not of us, who does not order which is lawful, and prohibits that which is unlawful.

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.

He removes the greatest ornament of friendship, who takes away from it respect.

What is love? As far as I can tell, is is passion, admiration, and respect. If you have two, you have enough. If you have all three, you dont have to die to go to heaven.

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.

To have respect for ourselves guides our morals; and to have a deference for others governs our manners.

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.

The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?

I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self- esteem.

Integrity combined with faithfulness is a powerful force and worthy of great respect.

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself.

Genius is entitled to respect only when it promotes the peace and improves the happiness of mankind.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.

One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere with happiness in all kin

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this counrty is closely related with this.

Justice requires that to lawfully constituted Authority there be given that respect and obedience which is its due; that the laws which are made shall be in wise conformity with the common good; and that, as a matter of conscience all men shall render obe

There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide.

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.

"Courtesy is Owed; Respect is Earned; Love is Given!"--Durwydd Mac Tar

There is no other way of guarding oneself against flattery than by letting men understand that they will not offend you by speaking the truth; but when everyone can tell you the truth, you lose their respect.

I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget.