Sayings about Respect

He who wants the rose must respect the thorn. ~ Iranian Proverbs

A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. ~ African Proverb

Whoever does not respect you, insults you. ~ Moroccan Proverbs

The wise must be respected, even when the advice they give is not suitable. ~ Sanskrit Proverb

Whoever knew you when you were small will not respect you when you’re big. ~ Arabian Proverb

No strength within, no respect without. ~ Indian Proverbs

Respect spiritual beings but keep your distance. ~ Chinese Proverb

Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life. ~ Chinese Proverb

Act like you are an idiot and everyone will respect you. ~ Arabian Proverb

Respect flies away for the one who pursues it and hunts the person who is fleeing from it. ~ Hebrew Proverb

It is only good when the old and the young respect each other. ~ Chinese Proverb

Time has no respect for beauty. ~ Polish Proverbs

Familiarity breeds contempt; distance breeds respect. ~ Nigerien Proverbs

Respect is greater from a distance. ~ Latin Proverbs

Quotations about Respect

He who has no pleasure in looking up, is not fit so much as to look down. ~ Washington Allston

Women seldom forfeit their claims to respect to men whom they respect. ~ Christian Nestell Bovee

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

Respect is a serious thing in him who feels it, and the height of honor for him who inspires the feeling. ~ Madame Anne Sophie Swetchine

Some men use no other means to acquire respect than by insisting on it; and it sometimes answers their purpose, as it does a highwayman’s in regard to money. ~ William Shenstone

Proper respect to others is the most prudent rule of directing the measure of reverence due to ourselves. ~ Norman Macdonald

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. ~ William Lyon Phelps

We are happy at the respect others pay our favorites, because we consider it a lively confirmation of our own choice, and as so much homage reflected on ourselves. ~ Norman Macdonald

You should show some respect for what other people see and feel, even though it be the exact opposite of what you see and feel. ~ Luigi Pirandello

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. ~ Henry Louis Mencken

The icy precepts of respect. ~ William Shakespeare Quotes

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability. ~ George Bernard Shaw Quotes

Be beautiful if you can, wise if you want to, but be respected – that is essential. ~ Anna Gould

I mean, if a thing works, if a thing is right, respect that, acknowledge it, respect it and hold to it. ~ Harold Pinter

He who respects others is respected by them. ~ Mencius

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give. ~ Philip James Bailey

Respect is better procured by exacting than soliciting it. ~ Sir Fulke Greville

Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized. ~ Albert Einstein Quotes

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

We can really respect a man only if he doesn’t always look out for himself. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

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

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