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Respect Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- Yet some can be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the greater to the less. They love the soil which makes their graves, but…
- Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality.
- We live thick and are in each other's way, and stumble over one another, and I think we thus lose some respect for one another.
- I have just been through the process of killing a cistudo for the sake of science; but I cannot excuse myself for this murder, and…
- To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once…
- Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.
- I respect not his labors, his farm where everything has its price, who would carry the landscape, who would carry his God, to market, if…
- Law never made man a whit more just; and by means of their respect for it, even the well disposed are daily made agents of…
- Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for the possessor almost…
- I cannot fish without falling a little in self-respect...always when I have done I feel it would have been better if I had not fished.
- In most books, the I, of first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism, is the main difference.
- I saw that the State was half-witted, that it was timid as a lone woman with her silver spoons, and that it did not know…
- I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the subject of a coarse jest, yet when you speak earnestly…
- Live free, child of the mist,- and with respect to knowledge we are allchildren of the mist.
- It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.
- Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve.
- It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect for right.
- It is worth the while to live respectably unto ourselves. We can possibly get along with a neighbor, even with a bedfellow, whom we respect…
- If one hesitates in his path, lethim not proceed. Let him respect his doubts, for doubts, too, may have some divinity in them.
More Respect Quotes
- The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed… — Timothy Garton Ash
- Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren't aware that you… — David Attenborough
- Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica Lange had… — Kevyn Aucoin
- Respect for right conduct is felt by every body. — Jane Austen
- As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence… — Kelly Ayotte
- The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. — Richard Bach
- I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me. — Richard Bach
- I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform. — Erykah Badu
- I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt… — Erykah Badu