There are two sorts of affection - the love of a woman you respect, and the love for the woman read more

There are two sorts of affection - the love of a woman you respect, and the love for the woman you love

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

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

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

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.

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 fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even read more

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

Men are respectable only as they respect.

Men are respectable only as they respect.

The devil's most devilish when respectable.

The devil's most devilish when respectable.

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.