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The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to read more
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
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
Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you read more
Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.
Men are respectable only as they respect.
Men are respectable only as they respect.
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.
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.
If Miss means respectably unmarried, and Mrs. respectably married, then Ms. means nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
If Miss means respectably unmarried, and Mrs. respectably married, then Ms. means nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
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.
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.
