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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.
I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough read more
I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep.
The first duty of love is to listen.
The first duty of love is to listen.
He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.
He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.
Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its read more
Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
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.
There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is read more
There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in - that we do it to God, to Christ, and that's why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.