Expressions of gratitude Quote by Gary L. Thomas

“Contempt is conceived with expectations. Respect is conceived with expressions of gratitude. We can choose which one we will obsess over-expectations, or thanksgivings. That…

— Gary L. Thomas

Indifference is the strongest contempt.

— Ha Jin

“Respect isn’t born in obedience—it grows in the quiet reverence of boundaries honored and trust earned.”

— Kemal Onur Güneş

“don't expect what you don't respect or have regard for”

— matthew elaigwu sunday

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings.

— Alice Miller

“for all contempt turns upon the contemptuous, as it must.”

— Stephen R. Donaldson

Contempt is a dangerous emotion, luring us into believing that we understand more than we do. Contempt causes us to jeer rather than speak,…

— Scott Spencer

“There are more things in people that are rather worth of admiration than contempt.”

— Albert Camus

Respect depicts acceptance while disrespect is rejection.

— Fawad Afzal Khan

“Respect is a thing earned, not bought, and a man who lets it be known that he seeks respect will probably never see it…

— Brett J. Talley

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

— E.D.E.N. Southworth

Contempt of others is the truest symptom of a base and bad heart,--while it suggests itself to the mean and the vile, and tickles…

— Henry Fielding