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Respect Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect.
- Go into the street, and give one man a lecture on morality, and another a shilling, and see which will respect you most.
- The morality of an action depends on the motive from which we act. If I fling half a crown to a beggar with intention to…
- I respect Millar: he has raised the price of literature
- A mere literary man is a dull man; a man who is solely a man of business is a selfish man; but when literature and…
- Attention and respect give pleasure, however late, or however useless. But they are not useless, when they are late, it is reasonable to rejoice, as…
- Treating your adversary with respect is giving him an advantage to which he is not entitled.
- Persius has justly observed, that knowledge is nothing to him who is not known by others to possess it: to the scholar himself it is…
- I love the acquaintance of young people; because, in the first place, I do not like to think myself growing old. In the next place,…
- The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
- Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.
- No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase, in some respect, their fondness for themselves.
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