Human condition Quote by David Mitchell

“Great self-respect is as often manifested in forbearance as in resentment.”

— E.D.E.N. Southworth

“These things sensibly affected Theseus, who, thinking it but just not to disregard, but rather partake of, the sufferings of his fellow citizens, offered…

— Plutarch

“Respect must be given voluntarily, no matter if you are an elder or a leader, you cannot take it by force.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“To be honorable, you have to make sacrifices for others.”

— Sunday Adelaja

“Valour begot respect, whether in life or in the aftermath of death.”

— Amish Tripathi

“nature I must take my place among the most sinful. I, who am altogether undeserving, am treated as if I had been deserving.”

— Charles H. Spurgeon

“I surrendered myself to the cages of others' expectations, cultural mandates and institutional allegiances. Until I buried who I was in order to become…

— Glennon Doyle

“Most of all, however, these observances attack and undermine the very spirit of life within the minds of men. They afford to our Romans,…

— Thornton Wilder

“and that which is done of goodwill must, to my thinking, be accepted favourably. Had”

— Walter Scott

“To be noble,. . .was to account for the life you lived, to always account for your mistakes, and to have dignity and worth.”

— Gail Tsukiyama

“The reciprocity of respect accrues to us not only from those we respect but also from others who perceive that we respect ourselves.”

— Vincent Okay Nwachukwu

“Ultimately, we lacked the courage to face up to our own true selves—our bare forms noble though petty, everything though nothing, almighty though powerless,…

— Sakyo Komatsu