There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect read more

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.

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human read more

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

Men are respectable only as they respect

Men are respectable only as they respect

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers

I love a hand that meets my own with a grasp that causes some sensation.

I love a hand that meets my own with a grasp that causes some sensation.

Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls read more

Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.